The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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A 1966 Detroit Jewish News article titled "Israel is Facing Massive Absorption Job" quotes Max Fisher heavily.
Bob McCabe discusses Max Fisher's key role in the Detroit Renaissance, his leadership and his ability to build consensus.
1990 letter from Max M. Fisher to Secretary of State Jim Baker concerning Middle East peace policy.
Michigan GOP Honors
Letter from Max M. Fisher to White House Chief of Staff John Sununu concerning U.S. policy toward Jerusalem.
Chaim Weizmann Portrait
Robert Aronson reflects on Max Fisher's historic influence on behalf of Israel.
In 1984, Max Fisher wrote an article for the Detroit Free Press titled "Believe in a brighter future for Detroit."
Louis Pincus addressing the Founding Assembly of the Reconstituted JAFI in June 1971.
Detroit's Renaissance Center Article
Max Fisher "A Man of Our Times"
Max Fisher with former Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and Rabbi Shlomo Goren at the Founding Assembly of the RAFI in June 1971.
Max Fisher; Former Mayor of Detroit Coleman Young; Former Governor of Michigan William Milliken
Al Taubman talks about the key to Max's ability to raise funds.
Max Fisher's biographer, Peter Golden, details Fisher's extensive experience as a highly successful fundraiser.