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 in 25 words or less poster.
Gene Miller calls Max Fisher a Detroit legend.
Letter from President Ronald Reagan to Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, regarding a visit from Max M. Fisher.
Letter to President George H.W. Bush the Chairmen of the National Jewish Coalition.
Detroit News on July 15, 1971
Max Fisher's biographer, Peter Golden, details Fisher's extensive experience as a highly successful fundraiser.
Agreement for the Reconstitution of the Jewish Agency of Israel
In 1999 Max Fisher was named a Michiganian of the Year by The Detroit News.
In 1988, Max Fisher was awarded this elaborate Shield of Zion by the American Zionist Federation of Los Angeles.
Robert Aronson explains that Max Fisher could ask people for money effectively and get what he asked for.
Letter from Max M. Fisher to White House Chief of Staff John Sununu concerning U.S. policy toward Jerusalem.
Max Fisher, Gerald Ford and other members of the UJA and the State Department signing the contract in the Thomas Jefferson Room of the State Dept. Building.
President Reagan honored Max Fisher with the Presidential Citizen Medal at the White House in 1989.
Peter Cummings describes what it's like to work with Max Fisher.
Max Fisher and George Shultz with Jane Sherman at the Council of Jewish Federations General Assembly in San Francisco in 1990, during which Shultz was presented the Human Rights Award by his longtime friend Fisher.
Gene Miller remembers Max Fisher's integrity, honesty and ability to listen.