hiː wʌz nˌɑːt dʒˈuːɪʃ bˌʌt wʌz ɐlˈɑːɹmd baɪ ðə ɹˈaɪz ʌv ˈæntaɪsˈɛmɪtˌɪzəm ænd ɐksˈɛptᵻd ðɪ ˈɔfɚɹ əvə fˈɛloʊʃˌɪp æt mˈæɡdeɪlən kˈɑːlɪdʒ ˈɑːksfɚd tʊ ɛskˈeɪp fɹʌm nˈɑːtsi dʒˈɜːməni.
He was not Jewish but was alarmed by the rise of anti-Semitism and accepted the offer of a Fellowship at Magdalen College Oxford to escape from Nazi Germany.