The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Damon Keith explains how Henry Ford and Max Fisher were the leaders in Detroit in bringing the community back together after the Riots.
Max Fisher with Marjorie, Jane Sherman, and others at the JAFI Assembly in 1990.
Bob McCabe remembers how Max Fisher made the Ren Cen happen.
Mary Fisher on Max's ability to find the solution.
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.
Bob McCabe discusses Max Fisher's key role in the Detroit Renaissance, his leadership and his ability to build consensus.
The inner city neighborhoods in Detroit did not feel the economic growth created by the Detroit Renaissance.
Tribute to Max Fisher
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.
Gene Miller remembers Max Fisher's integrity, honesty and ability to listen.
1960 UJA Overseas Report
Damon Keith remembers Max Fisher's courage in standing against the Detroit Police Department after the Riots in 1967.
Letter to Max M. Fisher from Jack J. Spitzer, President of B'nai B'rith International.
Groundbreaking on the Riverfront Apartments
Left to Right: Max M. Fisher, Detroit Mayor Coleman Young, Michigan Governor William Milliken
Henry Ford II speaks to a crowd of reporters and well-wishers at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Renaissance Center on a rainy day in Detroit.