The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Damon Keith explains how Henry Ford and Max Fisher were the leaders in Detroit in bringing the community back together after the Riots.
Operation Exodus Campaign Inaugural meeting
Max Fisher and President Ronald Reagan in the oval office.
Bob McCabe explains how the Ren Cen was a catalyst for revitalizing Detroit.
"The Amazing Life of Max Fisher" ran as the feature story on the front page of The Detroit Free Press on October 2, 2003 and detailed the life of the philanthropist and the opening of the Max M. Fisher Music Center at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Place.
Henry Ford II presents a check to Max M. Fisher and the United Jewish Appeal.
HUD Certificate of Appreciation
Letter from Max M. Fisher to The Texas Jewish Post in support of President Reagan's economic policy.
Damon Keith remembers Max Fisher's courage in standing against the Detroit Police Department after the Riots in 1967.
Peter Golden offers an enlightening quote about Max Fisher from Ronald Reagan.
Max Fisher, Gerald Ford and other members of the UJA and the State Department signing the contract in the Thomas Jefferson Room of the State Dept. Building.
The inner city neighborhoods in Detroit did not feel the economic growth created by the Detroit Renaissance.
Jane Sherman talks about her father's motivation to help rebuild Detroit after the 1967 riots.
Abba Eban dinner
Elie Weisel, Max Fisher and Golda Meir
Damon Keith recalls Max Fisher's wisdom in negotiations with African-American leaders in Detroit and his commitment to the city.