The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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1999, Michiganian of the Year Award
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.
Robert Aronson explains that Max Fisher could ask people for money effectively and get what he asked for.
Max Fisher speaking to the General Assembly in Philadelphia in 1976.
Bob McCabe describes the relationship between Max Fisher and Detroit Mayor Coleman Young.
A personal letter from Secretary of State George Shultz.
Elie Weisel, Max Fisher and Golda Meir
Jewish Statesmanship Award
Letter from Max M. Fisher to White House Chief of Staff John Sununu concerning U.S. policy toward Jerusalem.
Milwaukee Journal article entitled "Detroit Refuses to Give Up" about the Detroit Renaissance.
Michigan Senate 80th Birthday Honors
Jewish Welfare Federation Plaque
An excerpt from The Congressional Record  detailing the $50 million loan to Israel agreement.
Left to Right: Phillip Hart, J.L. Hudson, Jr., Robert P. Griffin, and Max Fisher
Abba Eban dinner
Christmas shoppers in Detroit in the 1950s