The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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A photograph of the then four living presidents, signed by each, presented to Max Fisher in 1998, along with a personal letter from Gerald Ford.
Max Fisher and George Shultz with Jane Sherman at the Council of Jewish Federations General Assembly in San Francisco in 1990, during which Shultz was presented the Human Rights Award by his longtime friend Fisher.
1960 UJA Overseas Report
Detroit Councilman Kenneth Cockrel, who opposed city tax breaks for the development of Riverfront
Bob McCabe describes his early days as president of Detroit Renaissance.
Max and his wife Marjorie at the National Distinguished Leadership Award festivities.
Left to Right: Alan E. Schwartz, Joseph L. Hudson, Robert E. McCabe, Max M. Fisher, A. Alfred Taubman
Peter Golden, Max Fisher's biographer, discusses Fisher's influence with President Ford.
Jewish Welfare Federation Plaque
An excerpt from The Congressional Record detailing the $50 million loan to Israel agreement.
Letter to Max M. Fisher from Jack J. Spitzer, President of B'nai B'rith International.
Congratulatory letter from Israeli President Ezer Weizman to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Congratulatory letter from Alexander Haig to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Edsel Ford claims the name Max Fisher is synonymous with the city of Detroit.
Max Fisher meeting with Richard Nixon and other leaders, including John Ehrlichman, William Rogers, Rabbi Hershel Schacter, and William Wxler, in the White House in 1970.
Max M. Fisher at the National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony in 1994.