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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Al Taubman talks about the key to Max's ability to raise funds.
Max Fisher "A Man of Our Times"
Henry Ford II speaks to a crowd of reporters and well-wishers at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Renaissance Center on a rainy day in Detroit.
Peter Golden, Max Fisher's biographer, discusses Fisher's influence with President Ford.
Max Fisher meeting with Richard Nixon and other leaders, including John Ehrlichman, William Rogers, Rabbi Hershel Schacter, and William Wxler, in the White House in 1970.
Max Fisher and Zalman Shazar
In 1999 Max Fisher was named a Michiganian of the Year by The Detroit News.
Max Fisher in 25 words or less poster.
A photograph of the then four living presidents, signed by each, presented to Max Fisher in 1998, along with a personal letter from Gerald Ford.
Max Fisher Jewish Community Foundation Dedication
Henry Ford II presents a check to Max M. Fisher and the United Jewish Appeal.
Groundbreaking for Renaissance Center
Max Fisher with Henry Kissinger in the White House. Signed, "To Max Fisher - With the affection and admiration of his friend - Henry A. Kissinger."
"Believe in a brighter future for Detroit" article
1960 UJA Overseas Report