The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Congratulatory letter from Alexander Haig to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Peter Cummings relates Max Fisher's instinct to work behind the scenes.
Max Fisher in 1977
United Jewish Appeal V-E Day Commemorative Medal
Max M. Fisher with A. Alfred Taubman in the early 1980s
1994 National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony program showing Peter Golden and Mary Fisher as guest speakers.
Max with his daughter Mary at the American Jewish Committee's National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony.
Robert Aronson explains that Max Fisher could ask people for money effectively and get what he asked for.
Max Fisher "A Man of Our Times"
Congratulatory letter from President Gerald Ford to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Damon Keith recalls Max Fisher's wisdom in negotiations with African-American leaders in Detroit and his commitment to the city.
Peter Golden, Max Fisher's biographer, discusses Fisher's influence with President Ford.
Max discusses why he had been a successful fund-raiser.
Max Fisher Jewish Community Foundation Dedication
Jane Sherman talks about her father's motivation to help rebuild Detroit after the 1967 riots.
Robert Aronson reflects on Max Fisher's historic influence on behalf of Israel.