Marcel Hirsch was a Bay Area civic leader known for his contributions and initiative in Jewish organizations. A Bay Area native, he was born in San Francisco in 1895 and had an early introduction to the local Jewish community. Following his marriage, he was employed by Patek and Company and eventually became the company’s executive, overseeing significant growth and expansion. In his extensive community service career, he served as president of numerous organizations, including the Federation of Jewish Charities, Jewish Family Service Agency, San Francisco Jewish Bulletin, and the Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds’ Western State Region. In this interview, Hirsch discusses his childhood in San Francisco, anti-Semitism and Jewish survival, and organizing charity and community service groups. This interview is part of a group of interviews documenting Jewish communities in California.