 He spent three months in protective custody in Sachsenhausen concentration camp and was expelled from all professional associations, as had Kästner and Ohser previously experienced.After his release, he became the chief publicist for the film company, Tobis Rota.In order to get by, he had to adapt to working with people such as Veit Harlan, who produced the anti-semitic film, Jud Süß, but he also got to know Werner Bochmann, a successful film music composer who also came from Meerane.