The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Max Fisher signing the Agreement for the Reconstitution of the newly Reconstituted Jewish Agency for Israel
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.
Jewish Statesmanship Award
Robert Aronson explains how Max Fisher has been indispensible to Israeli leaders in helping them deal with America.
Left to Right: Max M. Fisher, Detroit Mayor Coleman Young, Michigan Governor William Milliken
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Honorary Doctorate
Peter Golden explains Max Fisher's role negotiating between Meir and Nixon for re-supply to Israel.
United Jewish Appeal LBJ Plaque
Gene Miller remembers Max Fisher's integrity, honesty and ability to listen.
A 1966 Detroit Jewish News article titled "Israel is Facing Massive Absorption Job" quotes Max Fisher heavily.
Congratulatory letter from Henry Kissinger to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Letter from Max M. Fisher to The Texas Jewish Post in support of President Reagan's economic policy.
In 1988, Max Fisher was awarded this elaborate Shield of Zion by the American Zionist Federation of Los Angeles.
Jane Sherman talks about her father's success in fundraising.
Peter Golden, Max Fisher's biographer, discusses Fisher's influence with President Ford.