The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Left to Right: Dan Lavin, Art Howard, Max Fisher, Abe Green, John Leerie, and Joseph Holtzman take a break for lunch during the 1956 Allied Jewish Campaign.
Max Fisher's biographer, Peter Golden, details Fisher's extensive experience as a highly successful fundraiser.
Max and his wife Marjorie at the National Distinguished Leadership Award festivities.
Tribute to Max Fisher
Bob McCabe discusses Max Fisher's key role in the Detroit Renaissance, his leadership and his ability to build consensus.
Detroit Renaissance Resolution of Appreciation Award
Jane Sherman talks about her father's motivation to help rebuild Detroit after the 1967 riots.
Max Fisher, Yigal Allon and Yosef Tekoah
Gerald Ford discusses Max Fisher's effectiveness.
New Detroit article
A photograph of the then four living presidents, signed by each, presented to Max Fisher in 1998, along with a personal letter from Gerald Ford.
Robert Aronson reflects on Max Fisher's historic influence on behalf of Israel.
Max M. Fisher at the National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony in 1994.
Left to Right: Thomas A. Murphy (Chairman, General Motors), Max M. Fisher, Robert E. McCabe (President, Detroit Renaissance), A. Alfred Taubman, Frederick C. Matthaei, Jr.
Max M. Fisher at the National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony in 1994.
1999, Michiganian of the Year Award