The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Operation Exodus Campaign Inaugural meeting
Letter from Max M. Fisher to The Texas Jewish Post in support of President Reagan's economic policy.
Max Fisher addressing the final session of the Founding Assembly
Max Fisher's biographer, Peter Golden, details Fisher's extensive experience as a highly successful fundraiser.
Groundbreaking on the Riverfront Apartments
Max Fisher with Yitzhak Rabin in 1967.
An excerpt from The Congressional Record detailing the $50 million loan to Israel agreement.
Max Fisher agreed to serve as Chairman of Detroit Renaissance, a civic organization with the goal of economic growth for Detroit. The directors included dozens of the most recognizable leaders in Detroit's business community including James M. Roche, Chairman of General Motors and Joseph Hudson, Jr., President of Hudson's Department Stores.
Peter Golden explains Max Fisher's role negotiating between Meir and Nixon for re-supply to Israel.
Max Fisher in 1977
Bar-Ilan Degree
Max Fisher with Henry Kissinger in the White House. Signed, "To Max Fisher - With the affection and admiration of his friend - Henry A. Kissinger."
1999, Michiganian of the Year Award
Robert Aronson reflects on Max Fisher's historic influence on behalf of Israel.
Max M. Fisher at the Scopus Award Dinner with Alan E. Schwartz and President Gerald R. Ford.
Letter from President Ronald Reagan to Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, regarding a visit from Max M. Fisher.