The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Peter Golden, Max Fisher's biographer, discusses Fisher's influence with President Ford.
American Jewish Committee Human Relations Award
Gene Miller remembers Max Fisher's integrity, honesty and ability to listen.
The Riverfront development in Detroit, part of the city's Renaissance led by Fisher and Taubman
Peter Golden explains Max Fisher's role negotiating between Meir and Nixon for re-supply to Israel.
Blighted urban housing in Detroit in the 1970s
A handsome token of appreciation given to Max and Marjorie Fisher from the Jewish Federation of Detroit, of which Max Fisher was president from 1959 to 1964.
Peter Cummings describes what it's like to work with Max Fisher.
An excerpt from The Congressional Record detailing the $50 million loan to Israel agreement.
Max Fisher in 25 words or less poster.
Coleman Young amid construction of Detroit's Renaissance Center
Max Fisher with Leon Dulzin, Joseph Sternstein, Charlotte Jacobson, and Ephraim Evron at the American Assembly for Zionism and Israel in 1981.
Max Fisher's biographer, Peter Golden, details Fisher's extensive experience as a highly successful fundraiser.
1994 National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony program showing Peter Golden and Mary Fisher as guest speakers.
Detroit Mayor Coleman Young and President Jimmy Carter
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.