The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Peter Golden, Max Fisher's biographer, on Fisher's role as conduit in deals between US and Israel.
Max M. Fisher at the National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony in 1994.
Notes and text for Max Fisher's speech to the Detroit Renaissance meeting.
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 Fisher with future Israeli President Ephraim Katzir and Louis Pincus at the Founding Assembly for the Reconstituted JAFI in Jerusalem in 1971.
Left to Right: Phillip Hart, J.L. Hudson, Jr., Robert P. Griffin, and Max Fisher
Detroit's Renaissance Center Article
Max Fisher speaks at the Allied Jewish Campaign fundraising event in 1958.
Max M. Fisher prepares to accept the National Distinguished Leadership Award from the American Jewish Committee in 1994.
The Detroit riots, which began on July 23, 1967 led to 43 deaths, 7,200 arrests and a minimum of $42.5 million in damages.
Jewish Statesmanship Award
Jewish Welfare Federation Plaque
Peter Cummings remembers Max Fisher's leadership and commitment to Detroit, and on his loyalty to people and causes.
Edsel Ford explains why his father, Henry, liked Max Fisher.
Max Fisher in front of the iconic Fisher Building in Detroit, and in his office on the 22nd floor.
Abba Eban dinner