The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Notes and text for Max Fisher's speech to the Detroit Renaissance meeting.
Max Fisher in meetings with President Ford and staff in the White House in the spring of 1975.
Max Fisher holding his award with Rabbi Maurice N. Eisendrath, president of the American Hebrew Congregations, and Industrialist Lester Avnot.
Max Fisher speaking at the 40th anniversary of the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit at Shaarey Zedek Synagogue in Southfield, Michigan. (L-R) JCC President John H. Shepard, Max Fisher, Executive Director Alvin L. Kushner, and Judge Damon J. Keith.
Louis Pincus addressing the Founding Assembly of the Reconstituted JAFI in June 1971.
Max Fisher; Former Mayor of Detroit Coleman Young; Former Governor of Michigan William Milliken
Letter from Max M. Fisher to The Texas Jewish Post in support of President Reagan's economic policy.
Christmas shoppers in Detroit in the 1950s
Jewish Statesmanship Award
Damon Keith recalls Max Fisher's wisdom in negotiations with African-American leaders in Detroit and his commitment to the city.
Max Fisher with future Israeli President Ephraim Katzir and Louis Pincus at the Founding Assembly for the Reconstituted JAFI in Jerusalem in 1971.
Congratulatory letter from Alexander Haig to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Jane Sherman talks about her father's motivation to help rebuild Detroit after the 1967 riots.
Max M. Fisher with A. Alfred Taubman in the early 1980s
Michigan Senate 80th Birthday Honors
Gene Miller calls Max Fisher a Detroit legend.