The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Max Fisher; Former Mayor of Detroit Coleman Young; Former Governor of Michigan William Milliken
Max Fisher with Marjorie, Jane Sherman, and others at the JAFI Assembly in 1990.
Groundbreaking on the Riverfront Apartments
Blighted urban housing in Detroit in the 1970s
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.”
An excerpt from The Congressional Record detailing the $50 million loan to Israel agreement.
Letter from President George H.W. Bush to Max M. Fisher, George Klein, and Richard Fox – the Chairmen of the National Jewish Coalition.
Renaissance Center and Riverfront
Letter to Max M. Fisher from Jack J. Spitzer, President of B'nai B'rith International.
Mary Fisher on Max's ability to find the solution.
Congratulatory letter from President George H.W. Bush to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
HUD Certificate of Appreciation
Max with his daughter Mary at the American Jewish Committee's National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony.
Bob McCabe explains how the Ren Cen was a catalyst for revitalizing Detroit.
In 1999 Max Fisher was named a Michiganian of the Year by The Detroit News.