What does it mean to be foreign – in a society, in one's own history, and within oneself? Michel Friedman addresses this question in his autobiographically shaped book "Fremd". In it, he processes his Jewish family history and the experiences of Holocaust survivors. The 54 chapters of the monologue represent 50 lost and four saved family members, including Mama, Papa, child, and grandmother. Rescued by Oskar Schindler, the family emigrates after a failed return to Polish Krakow first to Paris and finally to Germany.

The piece is not only about the story of a Jewish child but generally about the experiences of people who have faced discrimination, persecution, and exclusion.