The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Bill Berman talks about Max Fisher's commitment to finding consensus among groups in the pursuit of the right decision.
Letter to Max M. Fisher from Moshe Arad, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States.
Max Fisher with Leon Dulzin, Joseph Sternstein, Charlotte Jacobson, and Ephraim Evron at the American Assembly for Zionism and Israel in 1981.
Peter Golden offers an enlightening quote about Max Fisher from Ronald Reagan.
Blighted urban housing in Detroit in the 1970s
Detroit Renaissance Construction
Max Fisher, Golda Meir and others
Damon Keith remembers Max Fisher's courage in standing against the Detroit Police Department after the Riots in 1967.
Letter from President George H.W. Bush to Max M. Fisher, George Klein, and Richard Fox – the Chairmen of the National Jewish Coalition.
Peter Cummings remembers Max Fisher's leadership and commitment to Detroit, and on his loyalty to people and causes.
Tribute to Max Fisher
1999, Michiganian of the Year Award
Max Fisher poses with a plaque from an article from The Detroit News about his involvement with the renaissance of Detroit.
A 1966 Detroit Jewish News article titled "Israel is Facing Massive Absorption Job" quotes Max Fisher heavily.
Left to Right: Max M. Fisher, Detroit Mayor Coleman Young, Michigan Governor William Milliken
"The Gang of Eight" article