The Upstairs Room By Johanna Reiss: Summary

In the novel, "The Upstairs Room" by Johanna Reiss, conflict between the Germans and the Jews, being the Holocaust, was amplified because it had now turned into a war, also known as World War One. Reiss tells the story of a family of five Jews (Rachel, Sinni, Annie, Mom, and Dad) and the mother is sick but the Germans are slowly starting to invade so they need to find a hiding place before the Germans capture them and it's too late. All the family is split up besides two of the sisters (Annie and Sinni) and the mother dies at the beginning because of sickness but all 3 sisters survive and are free again after the war. The Holocaust was found to be the responsibility of the Germans because they initiated the conflict between the Jews,who felt obligated to do what they were told in order to save their lives, and themselves.

The Germans suddenly started invading the cities of the Jews, starting out gentle and then going full force. It all started with the Jews of the community having to wear specific stars on their clothing in order to tell them

Reiss tells the story of a family of 5 Jews (Rachel, Sinni, Annie, Mom, and Dad) and the mother is sick but that doesn’t change the fact that the Germans are slowly starting to invade and the family needs to find hiding before it’s too late. All the family eventually splits up in hopes of surviving the war in hiding but the two sisters (Annie and Sinni) and the mother dies at the beginning because of sickness. Even though they were separated all 3 sisters were able to find each other at some point but only Annie and Sinni survived and were freed again after the war. The Holocaust was found to be the responsibility of the Germans because they initiated the conflict between the Jews, who felt obligated to do what they were told in order to save their lives, and