The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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United Jewish Appeal V-E Day Commemorative Medal
Max Fisher, Paul Milstein and Seymour Milstein
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.
Henry Ford II presents a check to Max M. Fisher and the United Jewish Appeal.
"The Gang of Eight" article
Max M. Fisher at the National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony in 1994.
Gerald Ford discusses Max Fisher's effectiveness.
Left to Right: Max M. Fisher, Louis Hamburger, Edward C. Levy, Israeli Ambassador to U.S. Itzhak Rabin, and Samuel Hamburger during the Jewish Welfare Federation Pacesetters Meeting at the Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel in Detroit.
Peter Cummings relates Max Fisher's instinct to work behind the scenes.
Peter Cummings remembers Max Fisher's leadership and commitment to Detroit, and on his loyalty to people and causes.
Max Fisher fundraising at the famous annual Fisher Meeting in his home, 1984.
Peter Cummings explains why Max Fisher is such an effective fund-raiser.
Max Fisher holding his award with Rabbi Maurice N. Eisendrath, president of the American Hebrew Congregations, and Industrialist Lester Avnot.
Christmas shoppers in Detroit in the 1950s
Robert Aronson reflects on Max Fisher's historic influence on behalf of Israel.
Max Fisher Jewish Community Foundation Dedication