The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Max Fisher with Leon Dulzin, Joseph Sternstein, Charlotte Jacobson, and Ephraim Evron at the American Assembly for Zionism and Israel in 1981.
Letter from Max M. Fisher to President Nixon concerning Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's 1969 visit.
Max Fisher; Former Mayor of Detroit Coleman Young; Former Governor of Michigan William Milliken
Bob McCabe describes his early days as president of Detroit Renaissance.
Congratulatory letter from Alexander Haig to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Letter from Max M. Fisher to White House Chief of Staff John Sununu concerning U.S. policy toward Jerusalem.
Damon Keith recalls Max Fisher's wisdom in negotiations with African-American leaders in Detroit and his commitment to the city.
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.
President Reagan honored Max Fisher with the Presidential Citizen Medal at the White House in 1989.
Letter from Max M. Fisher to The Texas Jewish Post in support of President Reagan's economic policy.
In 1984, Max Fisher wrote an article for the Detroit Free Press titled "Believe in a brighter future for Detroit."
Robert Aronson talks about the quiet diplomat.
A 1966 Detroit Jewish News article titled "Israel is Facing Massive Absorption Job" quotes Max Fisher heavily.
Max Fisher next to his sculpture at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield.
Notes and text for Max Fisher's speech to the Detroit Renaissance meeting.
Jane Sherman talks about her father's motivation to help rebuild Detroit after the 1967 riots.