The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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American Jewish Committee Human Relations Award
Groundbreaking on the Riverfront Apartments
Letter from Max M. Fisher to The Texas Jewish Post in support of President Reagan's economic policy.
Max Fisher speaking in a UJA fundraising video about the need to support Jewish people around the world.
Jewish Statesmanship Award
Detroit Renaissance Resolution of Appreciation Award
"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.
Max and Marjorie Fisher with Henry Ford II and his wife, Christina, during a trip to Israel in 1972.
Max Fisher with Marjorie, Jane Sherman, and others at the JAFI Assembly in 1990.
Congratulatory letter from Henry Kissinger to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Robert Aronson explains that Max Fisher could ask people for money effectively and get what he asked for.
Abba Eban dinner
A 1966 Detroit Jewish News article titled "Israel is Facing Massive Absorption Job" quotes Max Fisher heavily.
Max Fisher and George Shultz with Jane Sherman at the Council of Jewish Federations General Assembly in San Francisco in 1990, during which Shultz was presented the Human Rights Award by his longtime friend Fisher.
Coleman Young amid construction of Detroit's Renaissance Center
Bob McCabe describes his early days as president of Detroit Renaissance.