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Max Fisher was the son of immigrants who had little themselves but taught Max the value of giving back to his community. He was thankful for the chance to receive a college education. He recognized that Detroit was a wonderful place to live and work. And he learned that Israel was a unique country that always had room for Jews who were suffering around the world and needed a safe place to live and raise their families. His generosity touched millions of people who may never know his name but whose lives were vastly improved because of his actions.

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Max M. Fisher gives $20 million to Ohio State University
Date: November 12, 1993
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Left to Right: Phillip Fisher, Tony Cummings, Marjorie Fisher, Max M. Fisher, Marjorie Aronow.
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Max and Marjorie Fisher and others at the dedication ceremony of the Fisher Administrative Building at Ohio State University.
Dedication of the Fisher Administrative Building, Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University
Date: October 21, 1998
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Front Row, left to right: William E. Kirwan, Ohio State University President; Max M. Fisher; Leslie H. Wexner Row Immediately Behind, left to right: Marjorie Fisher; Abigail Wexner; Betty Stephens, Mr. Fisher's secretary; Peter Golden, biographer
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Barabara Walters and Max Fisher
Max M. Fisher and Barbara Walters
Date: March 19, 1971
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Max M. Fisher and Barbara Walters were awarded honorary degrees from the Ohio State University in 1971.
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Max M. Fisher with Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir
Date: January 1, 1971
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Max M. Fisher with Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir
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In 1999 Max Fisher was named a Michiganian of the Year by The Detroit News.
Michiganian of the Year Awards
Date: April 1, 1999
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In 1999 Max Fisher was named a Michiganian of the Year by The Detroit News.
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