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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Christmas shoppers in Detroit in the 1950s
Anti-Defamation League Honors
Bob McCabe discusses Max Fisher's key role in the Detroit Renaissance, his leadership and his ability to build consensus.
Damon Keith recalls Max Fisher's wisdom in negotiations with African-American leaders in Detroit and his commitment to the city.
HUD Certificate of Appreciation
"The Gang of Eight" article
Max Fisher, Yigal Allon and Yosef Tekoah
Jewish Welfare Federation Plaque
Coleman Young amid construction of Detroit's Renaissance Center
Letter to Max M. Fisher from Moshe Arad, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States.
The Riverfront development in Detroit, part of the city's Renaissance led by Fisher and Taubman
A 1966 Detroit Jewish News article titled "Israel is Facing Massive Absorption Job" quotes Max Fisher heavily.
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.
Tribute to Max Fisher
Michigan Senate 80th Birthday Honors
Bob McCabe explains how the Ren Cen was a catalyst for revitalizing Detroit.