The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Al Taubman talks about the key to Max's ability to raise funds.
Tribute to Max Fisher
Letter from President Ronald Reagan to Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, regarding a visit from Max M. Fisher.
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.”
In 1974, the Hadassah Wizo of Canada, a Jewish women's philanthropic organization, inscribed Max Fisher as a governor of the Haifa Community College in Winnipeg.
Gene Miller relates Max Fisher's legendary fundraising power.
Letter to Max M. Fisher from Jack J. Spitzer, President of B'nai B'rith International.
A handwritten letter to Max M. Fisher from an L.A. Times reader thanking him for his role in negotiating the Rogers Plan.
Renaissance Center
Letter from Max M. Fisher to White House Chief of Staff John Sununu concerning U.S. policy toward Jerusalem.
Letter to Max M. Fisher from Moshe Arad, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States.
Max Fisher in front of the iconic Fisher Building in Detroit, and in his office on the 22nd floor.
American Jewish Committee Human Relations Award
Peter Golden, Max Fisher's biographer, discusses Fisher's influence with President Ford.
Robert Aronson explains how Max Fisher has been indispensible to Israeli leaders in helping them deal with America.
United Jewish Appeal LBJ Plaque