The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Max Fisher, chairman of the board of directors, speaking at the United Brands Co. Annual Meeting in 1976.
New Detroit article
Robert Aronson talks about the quiet diplomat.
Max M. Fisher with A. Alfred Taubman in the early 1980s
Max Fisher, Golda Meir and others
Robert Aronson on Max Fisher's fundraising prowess.
The Detroit riots, which began on July 23, 1967 led to 43 deaths, 7,200 arrests and a minimum of $42.5 million in damages.
A handsome token of appreciation given to Max and Marjorie Fisher from the Jewish Federation of Detroit, of which Max Fisher was president from 1959 to 1964.
Max M. Fisher at the National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony in 1994.
Coleman Young amid construction of Detroit's Renaissance Center
Peter Golden offers an enlightening quote about Max Fisher from Ronald Reagan.
Bob McCabe remembers how Max Fisher made the Ren Cen happen.
Left to Right: Alan E. Schwartz, Joseph L. Hudson, Robert E. McCabe, Max M. Fisher, A. Alfred Taubman
Abba Eban dinner
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.
Damon Keith explains how Henry Ford and Max Fisher were the leaders in Detroit in bringing the community back together after the Riots.