The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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American Jewish Committee Human Relations Award
In 1984, Max Fisher wrote an article for the Detroit Free Press titled "Believe in a brighter future for Detroit."
Congratulatory letter from Alexander Haig to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Max Fisher in 1977
Clips from 1969 articles highlighting Max Fisher's appointment as a Special Advisor to President Nixon.
Gene Miller calls Max Fisher a Detroit legend.
Max and his wife Marjorie at the National Distinguished Leadership Award festivities.
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.
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.
Peter Cummings explains why Max Fisher is such an effective fund-raiser.
Max Fisher with Leon Dulzin, Joseph Sternstein, Charlotte Jacobson, and Ephraim Evron at the American Assembly for Zionism and Israel in 1981.
Max and Marjorie Fisher with Henry Ford II and his wife, Christina, during a trip to Israel in 1972.
Left to Right: Phillip Hart, J.L. Hudson, Jr., Robert P. Griffin, and Max Fisher
Max Fisher speaking in a UJA fundraising video about the need to support Jewish people around the world.
Gerald Ford discusses Max Fisher's effectiveness.
Robert Aronson explains how Max Fisher has been indispensible to Israeli leaders in helping them deal with America.