The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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American Jewish Committee Human Relations Award
Max Fisher speaking in a UJA fundraising video about the need to support Jewish people around the world.
Max Fisher's biographer, Peter Golden, details Fisher's extensive experience as a highly successful fundraiser.
Damon Keith remembers Max Fisher's courage in standing against the Detroit Police Department after the Riots in 1967.
Max Fisher in front of the iconic Fisher Building in Detroit, and in his office on the 22nd floor.
Congratulatory letter from President George H.W. Bush to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Max M. Fisher at the National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony in 1994.
Robert Aronson explains how Max Fisher has been indispensible to Israeli leaders in helping them deal with America.
Louis Pincus addressing the Founding Assembly of the Reconstituted JAFI in June 1971.
Blighted urban housing in Detroit in the 1970s
Max discusses why he had been a successful fund-raiser.
Max Fisher in meetings with President Ford and staff in the White House in the spring of 1975.
Congratulatory letter from Secretary of State James A. Baker III to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
In 1984, Max Fisher wrote an article for the Detroit Free Press titled "Believe in a brighter future for Detroit."
President Reagan's Task Force Welcoming Letter
Max Fisher holding his award with Rabbi Maurice N. Eisendrath, president of the American Hebrew Congregations, and Industrialist Lester Avnot.