The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

The Resource Center provides access to a database of photos, video clips, letters, documents, newspaper articles, awards and other archival material. There are several user-friendly ways to search the Resource Center. The “Quick Search” field above offers a keyword search for those who know what they are looking for. Searches can also be filtered by Topic and Type from the pull-down menus to the right. Click on any item on this screen to see more detailed information. On each detail page, click on the Related Resources for additional items of related interest.

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Teaching Resources contain lesson plans focused on Max Fisher's four key values: Wisdom, Generosity, Service, and Leadership. Lessons include individual and group activities and trigger questions for further thought.

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Max Fisher speaking to the General Assembly in Philadelphia in 1976.
Max Fisher, Yigal Allon and Yosef Tekoah
Max Fisher fundraising at the famous annual Fisher Meeting in his home, 1984.
"Believe in a brighter future for Detroit" article
HUD Certificate of Appreciation
Max Fisher at his office in the Fisher Building.
Peter Cummings describes what it's like to work with Max Fisher.
Max Fisher speaks at the Allied Jewish Campaign fundraising event in 1958.
Agreement for the Reconstitution of the Jewish Agency of Israel
Max Fisher in 25 words or less poster.
Letter to Max M. Fisher from Jack J. Spitzer, President of B'nai B'rith International.
Detroit Mayor Coleman Young and President Jimmy Carter
Bar-Ilan Degree
Left to Right: Phillip Hart, J.L. Hudson, Jr., Robert P. Griffin, and Max Fisher
Detroit Renaissance Resolution of Appreciation Award
Elie Weisel, Max Fisher and Golda Meir