The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Congratulatory letter from Israeli President Ezer Weizman to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Jewish Agency for Israel leaders Max M. Fisher and Louis Pincus in 1970.
Clips from 1969 articles highlighting Max Fisher's appointment as a Special Advisor to President Nixon.
Detroit News on July 15, 1971
Peter Golden offers an enlightening quote about Max Fisher from Ronald Reagan.
Groundbreaking on the Riverfront Apartments
In 1984, Max Fisher wrote an article for the Detroit Free Press titled "Believe in a brighter future for Detroit."
American Jewish Committee Human Relations Award
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.
Detroit business and community leaders, left to right, Robert Surdam, Henry Ford II, Max Fisher, and Robert McCabe in front of the Renaissance Center, late 1970s.
Left to Right: Dan Lavin, Art Howard, Max Fisher, Abe Green, John Leerie, and Joseph Holtzman take a break for lunch during the 1956 Allied Jewish Campaign.
Damon Keith explains how Henry Ford and Max Fisher were the leaders in Detroit in bringing the community back together after the Riots.
President Reagan honored Max Fisher with the Presidential Citizen Medal at the White House in 1989.
Max with his daughter Mary at the American Jewish Committee's National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony.
A 1966 Detroit Jewish News article titled "Israel is Facing Massive Absorption Job" quotes Max Fisher heavily.
Gerald Ford recalls Max Fisher's effective fundraising.