In 1933, being Jewish, Lasker was forced to emigrate and went to England where he lived until 1935. Gareth Williams, writing in Chess Monthly, describes Lasker's last few years:
Sa 1933, pagiging Hudyo, Lasker ay sapilitang sa mandayuhan at nagpunta sa Inglatera kung saan siya nanirahan hanggang 1935. Gareth Williams, pagsulat sa Chess Buwanang, naglalarawan Lasker ng huling ilang taon: