The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Max Fisher with Richard Nixon in the White House
Henry Ford II presents a check to Max M. Fisher and the United Jewish Appeal.
"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.
Max with his daughter Mary at the American Jewish Committee's National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony.
Robert Aronson explains how Max Fisher has been indispensible to Israeli leaders in helping them deal with America.
The original New Detroit committee. Max Fisher is in the second row, far left.
United Jewish Appeal LBJ Plaque
Max Fisher with Leon Dulzin, Joseph Sternstein, Charlotte Jacobson, and Ephraim Evron at the American Assembly for Zionism and Israel in 1981.
Peter Golden offers an enlightening quote about Max Fisher from Ronald Reagan.
Gerald Ford discusses Max Fisher's effectiveness.
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.
Gene Miller calls Max Fisher a Detroit legend.
Max and Marjorie Fisher with Henry Ford II and his wife, Christina, during a trip to Israel in 1972.
Bill Berman talks about Max Fisher's commitment to finding consensus among groups in the pursuit of the right decision.
Peter Cummings relates Max Fisher's instinct to work behind the scenes.