In 1940, he married Beryl Cynthia Gordon, after knowing her three weeks, and they moved to London, living in Old Compton Street during the Blitz.
Beryl later played an active role in editing, advising and typing the manuscripts for his subsequent books.
Fearful for their security as Stalinism gained strength in post-war Eastern Europe, they returned to South Africa, and settled in Bramley, Johannesburg.
It was dedicated[4] to four people: his wife Beryl, who provided editorial assistance and typed the manuscript; Bram Fischer, Bloom's close friend who defended Nelson Mandela at the Rivonia Trial; Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, and Guy Routh.
In 1963, Bloom left South Africa for Kenya, mainly due to his opposition to apartheid, and then moved to England.
Many of the components of his work, and the articles he wrote, had a significant impact in the early days of the transition from the offline into the online world.
"[7] After the war, Bloom and wife Beryl returned to Durban, South Africa, where their first child, Peter, was born in 1944, but he died aged six weeks.