Johanna Reiss
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Johanna Reiss Net Worth

Johanna Reiss (April 4, 1932 - ) was a Dutch-Jewish memoir writer and children's author who wrote about her experience of the Holocaust. Her most notable works include A Hidden Life and The Upstairs Room, which both detail her experience of hiding from the Nazis during World War II. Reiss's works have been praised for their honest and powerful portrayal of the Holocaust.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day April 4, 1932
Birth Place Netherlands
Age 91 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aries

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

About

Dutch-Jewish memoir Writer and children's author who wrote about her experience of the Holocaust. Her literary works include A Hidden Life and The Upstairs Room.

Before Fame

She was born in Winterswijk, The Netherlands. During the World War II years, she lived in hiding in the Dutch village of Usselo.

Trivia

An acclaimed author, she received the Newbery Honor, the Jewish Book Council's award for children's literature, and the Buxtehuder Bulle Prize.

Family Life

After settling in the United States in the 1950s, she wed Jim Reiss.

Associated With

Like famous diarist Anne Frank, Reiss and her older sister lived in hiding from the Nazis during part of World War II.

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About the author

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