On the day of the first Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses, 1 April 1933, his father conspicuously walked with a Jewish colleague through the centre of town. But in the university Roloff recalls "a great rush as the sheep willingly joined the SA [...] I don't think there was a single one of my friends and acquaintances who didn't join". In 1936 the family moved to the greater anonymity of Berlin.
On the day of the first Nazi protest against Jewish businesses, 1 April 1933, his father openly strolled alongside a Jewish colleague through the town center. However, in the university Roloff recalls "a massive influx as the sheep readily joined the SA [...] I don't think there was a single one of my friends and acquaintances who didn't join". In 1936 the family relocated to the greater obscurity of Berlin.