The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Max Fisher with Richard Nixon in the White House
Peter Cummings relates Max Fisher's instinct to work behind the scenes.
Max Fisher; Former Mayor of Detroit Coleman Young; Former Governor of Michigan William Milliken
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.”
Max M. Fisher at the National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony in 1994.
Robert Aronson reflects on Max Fisher's historic influence on behalf of Israel.
"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.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Honorary Doctorate
Max Fisher speaking in a UJA fundraising video about the need to support Jewish people around the world.
Max Fisher, Yigal Allon and Yosef Tekoah
Bob McCabe describes his early days as president of Detroit Renaissance.
Jewish Agency for Israel leaders Max M. Fisher and Louis Pincus in 1970.
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.
Max with his daughter Mary at the American Jewish Committee's National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony.
Max Fisher and Zalman Shazar
Max Fisher with Secretary of Commerce Robert Mosbacher and President George H. W. Bush outside the White House. Signed, "To Max - I love this shot. Your friend - George Bush"