The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Letter to Max M. Fisher from Jack J. Spitzer, President of B'nai B'rith International.
A personal letter from Secretary of State George Shultz.
Max Fisher speaking at the 40th anniversary of the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit at Shaarey Zedek Synagogue in Southfield, Michigan. (L-R) JCC President John H. Shepard, Max Fisher, Executive Director Alvin L. Kushner, and Judge Damon J. Keith.
Letter from Max M. Fisher to President Nixon concerning Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's 1969 visit.
Max discusses why he had been a successful fund-raiser.
Elie Weisel, Max Fisher and Golda Meir
Peter Golden explains Max Fisher's role negotiating between Meir and Nixon for re-supply to Israel.
Max Fisher at his office in the Fisher Building.
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.
Max M. Fisher at the Scopus Award Dinner with Alan E. Schwartz and President Gerald R. Ford.
Max Fisher with former Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and Rabbi Shlomo Goren at the Founding Assembly of the RAFI in June 1971.
Anti-Defamation League Honors
Max Fisher Jewish Community Foundation Dedication
Peter Golden offers an enlightening quote about Max Fisher from Ronald Reagan.
Letter from Max M. Fisher to The Texas Jewish Post in support of President Reagan's economic policy.
Operation Exodus Campaign Inaugural meeting