The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Max Fisher; Former Mayor of Detroit Coleman Young; Former Governor of Michigan William Milliken
Robert Aronson explains how Max Fisher has been indispensible to Israeli leaders in helping them deal with America.
Max Fisher and other Detroit Jewish Welfare Federation Pacesetters in 1965.
Peter Golden offers an enlightening quote about Max Fisher from Ronald Reagan.
Left to Right: Alan E. Schwartz, Joseph L. Hudson, Robert E. McCabe, Max M. Fisher, A. Alfred Taubman
Letters congratulating Max Fisher on his 1971 "What Can We Do for Detroit?" speech.
Edsel Ford claims the name Max Fisher is synonymous with the city of Detroit.
The Detroit riots, which began on July 23, 1967 led to 43 deaths, 7,200 arrests and a minimum of $42.5 million in damages.
Max Fisher agreed to serve as Chairman of Detroit Renaissance, a civic organization with the goal of economic growth for Detroit. The directors included dozens of the most recognizable leaders in Detroit's business community including James M. Roche, Chairman of General Motors and Joseph Hudson, Jr., President of Hudson's Department Stores.
Max Fisher, Golda Meir and others
American Jewish Committee Human Relations Award
Coleman Young amid construction of Detroit's Renaissance Center
Christmas shoppers in Detroit in the 1950s
Max Fisher in front of the iconic Fisher Building in Detroit, and in his office on the 22nd floor.
Mary Fisher on Max's ability to find the solution.
New Detroit article