What we did resent bitterly, particularly in Leeds, is that we had been thrown out of Germany as Jews and then when it came to it we were interned here as Germans.  Which we resented.  You know, we thought, we are more anti-Nazi than you, we have a lot more to fight for than you have. 

 

And in Leeds the position was unfortunate, at the beginning of the war, all aliens were classified by special tribunals set up into three categories: A, B and C.

 

A was 'Enemy aliens' - mainly Germans who were working here.  B was still enemy aliens and C was 'Friendly aliens'.  All over the country, most parts of the country, most Jewish refugees were made C 'friendly aliens'.  In Leeds, everyone was made B, 'enemy aliens'.