The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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United Jewish Appeal V-E Day Commemorative Medal
Peter Golden offers an enlightening quote about Max Fisher from Ronald Reagan.
Anti-Defamation League Honors
"Detroit Renaissance: A Decade of Progress and A Commitment to the Future," 1981 address by Max M. Fisher, Chairman of the Board, Detroit Renaissance, Inc.
Detroit Renaissance Construction
Renaissance Center
Letter from Max M. Fisher to The Texas Jewish Post in support of President Reagan's economic policy.
Max Fisher with former Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and Rabbi Shlomo Goren at the Founding Assembly of the RAFI in June 1971.
Max Fisher with Yitzhak Rabin in 1967.
Peter Golden, Max Fisher's biographer, discusses Fisher's influence with President 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.
Max Fisher speaking to the General Assembly in Philadelphia in 1976.
Peter Cummings explains why Max Fisher is such an effective fund-raiser.
Congratulatory letter from Brian Kott, President of the Detroit Chapter of the AJC, to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award.
Gene Miller calls Max Fisher a Detroit legend.
Bob McCabe describes his early days as president of Detroit Renaissance.