The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Michigan GOP Honors
Left to Right: Max M. Fisher, Detroit Mayor Coleman Young, Michigan Governor William Milliken
Max Fisher speaking to the General Assembly in Philadelphia in 1976.
In 1974, the Hadassah Wizo of Canada, a Jewish women's philanthropic organization, inscribed Max Fisher as a governor of the Haifa Community College in Winnipeg.
Henry Ford II presents a check to Max M. Fisher and the United Jewish Appeal.
Robert Aronson explains how Max Fisher has been indispensible to Israeli leaders in helping them deal with America.
Max Fisher with former Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and Rabbi Shlomo Goren at the Founding Assembly of the RAFI in June 1971.
In 1984, Max Fisher wrote an article for the Detroit Free Press titled "Believe in a brighter future for Detroit."
Max Fisher in front of the iconic Fisher Building in Detroit, and in his office on the 22nd floor.
1990 letter from Max M. Fisher to Secretary of State Jim Baker concerning Middle East peace policy.
HUD Certificate of Appreciation
Max Fisher, Paul Milstein and Seymour Milstein
Damon Keith remembers Max Fisher's courage in standing against the Detroit Police Department after the Riots in 1967.
Max Fisher and President Ronald Reagan in the oval office.
Left to Right: Phillip Hart, J.L. Hudson, Jr., Robert P. Griffin, and Max Fisher
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.