The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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A handwritten letter to Max M. Fisher from an L.A. Times reader thanking him for his role in negotiating the Rogers Plan.
Congratulatory letter from Bob Dole to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Louis Pincus addressing the Founding Assembly of the Reconstituted JAFI in June 1971.
Letter from Max M. Fisher to White House Chief of Staff John Sununu concerning U.S. policy toward Jerusalem.
Henry Ford II speaks to a crowd of reporters and well-wishers at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Renaissance Center on a rainy day in Detroit.
Max Fisher speaking at the 40th anniversary of the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit at Shaarey Zedek Synagogue in Southfield, Michigan. (L-R) JCC President John H. Shepard, Max Fisher, Executive Director Alvin L. Kushner, and Judge Damon J. Keith.
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.
Left to Right: Alan E. Schwartz, Joseph L. Hudson, Robert E. McCabe, Max M. Fisher, A. Alfred Taubman
Max Fisher holding his award with Rabbi Maurice N. Eisendrath, president of the American Hebrew Congregations, and Industrialist Lester Avnot.
Renaissance Center and Riverfront
Jewish Agency for Israel leaders Max M. Fisher and Louis Pincus in 1970.
Max M. Fisher at the National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony in 1994.
Bob McCabe describes the relationship between Max Fisher and Detroit Mayor Coleman Young.
Peter Cummings explains why Max Fisher is such an effective fund-raiser.
Christmas shoppers in Detroit in the 1950s
"The Gang of Eight" article