text: In 1938 , the Nazi annexation of Austria ( or Anschluss ) forced Krips to leave the country . ( Krips was raised a Roman Catholic , but would have been excluded from musical activity because his father was born Jewish ) .
simplified: In 1938 , when the Nazi 's took power in Austria , ( the Anschluss ) , Krips had to leave the country because he was Jewish and Roman Catholic .