Edgar Fogel Magnin was a rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, known as Temple B'nai B'rith until 1929, in Los Angeles. He was born in 1890 and raised in San Francisco, growing up in a traditional Jewish environment. After receiving his education from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, he was ordained as a rabbi in 1914. As a rabbi, he first served the congregation of Temple Israel in Stockton. In 1915, he was appointed as an associate rabbi of Temple B'nai B'rith, where he rose to prominence as an influential leader of the Jewish community in Southern California. In this interview, Magnin discusses the rabbis who influenced him; his administrative and pastoral duties; his thoughts on Israel, Zionism, and the future of Judaism and the rabbinate; and his links to the non-Jewish community and the Los Angeles community at large. This interview is part of a group of interviews documenting Jewish communities in California.