The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Robert Aronson talks about the quiet diplomat.
Max Fisher and other Detroit Jewish Welfare Federation Pacesetters in 1965.
President Reagan honored Max Fisher with the Presidential Citizen Medal at the White House in 1989.
"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.
Gene Miller relates Max Fisher's legendary fundraising power.
The Alpha Kappa Psi Civic Award, "For service to country and community and inspiring leadership," presented to Max Fisher in 1970 by the Delta Theta Chapter of the University of Detroit.
New Detroit article
Max Fisher's biographer, Peter Golden, explains Fisher's lead-by-example fundraising strategy.
Renaissance Center
Al Taubman talks about the key to Max's ability to raise funds.
Letter from Max M. Fisher to White House Chief of Staff John Sununu concerning U.S. policy toward Jerusalem.
Bob McCabe explains how the Ren Cen was a catalyst for revitalizing Detroit.
Letter from Max M. Fisher to President Nixon concerning Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's 1969 visit.
The Detroit Riots of 1967
Congratulatory letter from Teddy Kollek to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Congratulatory letter from Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.