The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Left to Right: Thomas A. Murphy (Chairman, General Motors), Max M. Fisher, Robert E. McCabe (President, Detroit Renaissance), A. Alfred Taubman, Frederick C. Matthaei, Jr.
Letter from Max M. Fisher to White House Chief of Staff John Sununu concerning U.S. policy toward Jerusalem.
Congratulatory letter from President Ronald Reagan to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Tribute to Max Fisher
Max Fisher with Richard Nixon in the White House
Letter from Max M. Fisher to President Nixon concerning Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's 1969 visit.
Robert Aronson on Max Fisher's fundraising prowess.
1990 letter from Max M. Fisher to Secretary of State Jim Baker concerning Middle East peace policy.
"The Gang of Eight" article
Max Fisher in front of the iconic Fisher Building in Detroit, and in his office on the 22nd floor.
Agreement for the Reconstitution of the Jewish Agency of Israel
In 1988, Max Fisher was awarded this elaborate Shield of Zion by the American Zionist Federation of Los Angeles.
Max discusses why he had been a successful fund-raiser.
Robert Aronson reflects on Max Fisher's historic influence on behalf of Israel.
Jewish Agency for Israel leaders Max M. Fisher and Louis Pincus in 1970.
Max Fisher's retirement speech from United Brands