The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Jane Sherman talks about her father's motivation to help rebuild Detroit after the 1967 riots.
Letter to Max M. Fisher from Jack J. Spitzer, President of B'nai B'rith International.
Max Fisher at his office in the Fisher Building.
Bob McCabe remembers how Max Fisher made the Ren Cen happen.
Damon Keith remembers Max Fisher's courage in standing against the Detroit Police Department after the Riots in 1967.
Max Fisher with former Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and Rabbi Shlomo Goren at the Founding Assembly of the RAFI in June 1971.
United Jewish Appeal LBJ Plaque
"Detroit Renaissance: A Decade of Progress and A Commitment to the Future," 1981 address by Max M. Fisher, Chairman of the Board, Detroit Renaissance, Inc.
Bill Berman talks about Max Fisher's commitment to finding consensus among groups in the pursuit of the right decision.
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.
Robert Aronson explains how Max Fisher has been indispensible to Israeli leaders in helping them deal with America.
President Reagan honored Max Fisher with the Presidential Citizen Medal at the White House in 1989.
Clips from 1969 articles highlighting Max Fisher's appointment as a Special Advisor to President Nixon.
Gene Miller remembers Max Fisher's integrity, honesty and ability to listen.
1999, Michiganian of the Year Award
Congratulatory letter from President Ronald Reagan to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.