 Nokusvika kwaHitler musimba muna 1933, Karlweis, uyo akanga ari wedzinza rechiJudha, akadzokera munhandare yeAustria; asi neNazi Anschlussmuna 1938 akamanikidzwazve kutiza, kutanga kuenda kuSwitzerland uyezve kuParis uko, munzvimbo mbiri idzi, akaenda pachikuva nevamwe vake vekuAustria chikoro chemutemo, munyori director, uye muimbi wecabaret Karl Farkas. Mauto eGermany paakatora Paris muna 1940, Karlweis, pamwe neshamwari yake, munyori wokuAustria Friedrich Torberg, vakatiza vachipfuura nomuSpain vachienda kuPortugal, uko kwavakazoenda kuNew York. 