The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Max M. Fisher prepares to accept the National Distinguished Leadership Award from the American Jewish Committee in 1994.
Detroit Mayor Coleman Young and President Jimmy Carter
Gene Miller relates Max Fisher's legendary fundraising power.
In the Fall of 1971, Henry Ford undertook the largest single building venture in Detroit’s history. The project was the Renaissance Center, also known as “RenCen.”
Special Consultant to the President on Voluntary Action
Letter to President George H.W. Bush the Chairmen of the National Jewish Coalition.
In 1988, Max Fisher was awarded this elaborate Shield of Zion by the American Zionist Federation of Los Angeles.
Letter to Max M. Fisher from Jack J. Spitzer, President of B'nai B'rith International.
Max discusses why he had been a successful fund-raiser.
Henry Ford II speaks to a crowd of reporters and well-wishers at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Renaissance Center on a rainy day in Detroit.
Max M. Fisher at the National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony in 1994.
Congratulatory letter from Bob Dole to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Letter from President Ronald Reagan to Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, regarding a visit from Max M. Fisher.
Max Fisher, chairman of the board of directors, speaking at the United Brands Co. Annual Meeting in 1976.
Bob McCabe remembers how Max Fisher made the Ren Cen happen.
Congratulatory letter from Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.