The View from Here

THE VIEW FROM HERE is a rich, compelling testament to the strength and resilience
of the human spirit. Frieda Bermans clear, honest story illustrates the Jewish immigrant
experience, from escaping the pogroms of Russia in 1920 to fl eeing the persecution of the
Nazis in Romania, to discovering love and building a home in a New Jersey suburb. Frieda
bravely examines her fears, sadness and regrets with infectious candor.
Frieda Berman offers us an important historical perspective on the struggles and triumphs of
women from her generation. It gave me even more appreciation for the choices and options
we have available today, while giving me fi rsthand insight into the diffi culties the women of
yesterday faced and the strength and courage they needed to survive.
- Robyn Hatcher
What happens when the curtain of words daughter, wife, mother, grandmother is pulled
back and the woman is revealed? Describing fl eeing pogroms and Nazis as a child, to living
on her own for the fi rst time at age eighty-fi ve, THE VIEW FROM HERE tells the story of
courage and determination to live and love in the face of crisis and loss. In the cracks of the
hard life so many immigrants faced in America, Frieda recognizes the poetry around us makes
the day and the days stack up to make a life.
-C.O. Moed
Joyce McKee is a freelance screenwriter who lives in New York City with her husband and
two sons.