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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Max Fisher and Zalman Shazar
Max Fisher with Marjorie, Jane Sherman, and others at the JAFI Assembly in 1990.
Al Taubman talks about the key to Max's ability to raise funds.
Bob McCabe describes his early days as president of Detroit Renaissance.
Max Fisher at his office in the Fisher Building.
Jane Sherman talks about her father's motivation to help rebuild Detroit after the 1967 riots.
Max Fisher's biographer, Peter Golden, details Fisher's extensive experience as a highly successful fundraiser.
Robert Aronson reflects on Max Fisher's historic influence on behalf of Israel.
Max Fisher agrees to serve as Chairman of New Detroit during a meeting at McGregor Conference Center on the Campus of Wayne State University.
Gene Miller remembers Max Fisher's integrity, honesty and ability to listen.
Max Fisher poses with a plaque from an article from The Detroit News about his involvement with the renaissance of Detroit.
Letter from Max M. Fisher to President Nixon concerning Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's 1969 visit.
Congratulatory letter from Secretary of State James A. Baker III to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Robert Aronson on Max Fisher's fundraising prowess.
Max Fisher Jewish Community Foundation Dedication
Max Fisher "A Man of Our Times"