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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Jewish Statesmanship Award
Jewish Welfare Federation Plaque
Max Fisher poses with a plaque from an article from The Detroit News about his involvement with the renaissance of Detroit.
Anti-Defamation League Honors
Max Fisher in 1977
Gene Miller calls Max Fisher a Detroit legend.
Max Fisher at his office in the Fisher Building.
Bob McCabe remembers how Max Fisher made the Ren Cen happen.
Peter Cummings relates Max Fisher's instinct to work behind the scenes.
United Jewish Appeal LBJ Plaque
Max Fisher and President Ronald Reagan in the oval office.
Peter Cummings remembers Max Fisher's leadership and commitment to Detroit, and on his loyalty to people and causes.
Left to Right: Max M. Fisher, Louis Hamburger, Edward C. Levy, Israeli Ambassador to U.S. Itzhak Rabin, and Samuel Hamburger during the Jewish Welfare Federation Pacesetters Meeting at the Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel in Detroit.
Renaissance Center
Bob McCabe describes his early days as president of Detroit Renaissance.
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.