The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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In 1984, Max Fisher wrote an article for the Detroit Free Press titled "Believe in a brighter future for Detroit."
Congratulatory letter from Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
The Alpha Kappa Psi Civic Award, "For service to country and community and inspiring leadership," presented to Max Fisher in 1970 by the Delta Theta Chapter of the University of Detroit.
Max with his daughter Mary at the American Jewish Committee's National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony.
Groundbreaking for Renaissance Center
An excerpt from The Congressional Record detailing the $50 million loan to Israel agreement.
Detroit News on July 15, 1971
Damon Keith recalls Max Fisher's wisdom in negotiations with African-American leaders in Detroit and his commitment to the city.
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 and George Shultz with Jane Sherman at the Council of Jewish Federations General Assembly in San Francisco in 1990, during which Shultz was presented the Human Rights Award by his longtime friend Fisher.
Max Fisher addressing the final session of the Founding Assembly
Max Fisher poses with a plaque from an article from The Detroit News about his involvement with the renaissance of Detroit.
HUD Certificate of Appreciation
Congratulatory letter from Henry Kissinger to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Left to Right: Alan E. Schwartz, Joseph L. Hudson, Robert E. McCabe, Max M. Fisher, A. Alfred Taubman
1990 letter from Max M. Fisher to Secretary of State Jim Baker concerning Middle East peace policy.