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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Chaim Weizmann Portrait
Max Fisher speaking to the General Assembly in Philadelphia in 1976.
Max M. Fisher at the National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony in 1994.
Detroit News on July 15, 1971
Letter from President Ronald Reagan to Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, regarding a visit from Max M. Fisher.
Max Fisher, Yigal Allon and Yosef Tekoah
Max Fisher's retirement speech from United Brands
Max Fisher poses with a plaque from an article from The Detroit News about his involvement with the renaissance of Detroit.
Bob McCabe discusses Max Fisher's key role in the Detroit Renaissance, his leadership and his ability to build consensus.
Max Fisher with Yitzhak Rabin in 1967.
United Jewish Appeal LBJ Plaque
A 1966 Detroit Jewish News article titled "Israel is Facing Massive Absorption Job" quotes Max Fisher heavily.
Max and his wife Marjorie at the National Distinguished Leadership Award festivities.
Peter Cummings describes what it's like to work with Max Fisher.
Detroit's Renaissance Center Article
Abba Eban dinner