Allyson Altit, at The Blogs

May 6, 2024, 8:58 AM

The Land of the Free and the Home of Who?

"These American Students Are Our People..."

It appears that everyone, from all sides of the globe and over the seas to Israel, is running out of words. This is about the out of control situation in America-regarding the spread of lies and spit of hate...

Oct 18, 2023, 9:31 AM

Israel. Before and Now

Israel - Tel Aviv - 2016 Many years ago a friend said to me, “Allyson, you know that Israel is in the middle of a jungle,” I didn’t get it. It was the year 2016, one of my daughters lived in...

Oct 10, 2023, 6:18 PM

I am hated

Do you know what a big deal it is to be a JEW? Being a Jew in Israel comes with a great responsibility, which basically means accepting that there are an outrageous amount of beings in the world that hate...

May 13, 2021, 8:24 AM

A personal experience during the terror attack

Intensely terrorizing. News Warning. Hamas will attack Tel Aviv and surrounding areas next. Only one thought. Our children. Feeling unprepared. Sirens begin. It's 9 p.m. Sirens astound. One minute. Find cover. Missiles. Explosions. Iron dome interceptions. (those we want to hear) Overwhelmingly loud. Too many times. And again. It's 3 a.m. Wailing Sirens, Explosions and then the...

Aug 13, 2020, 9:17 PM

A Wonderful Cry

To hear her cry was all I wanted, and then it happened, simultaneously they cried, my daughter and her new baby girl. As I write I reflect on just a few days ago and the excitement still overwhelms me. I...

Apr 29, 2020, 8:42 PM

Not My First Time

After voting 3 times since my Aliyah less than 3 years ago, the deal was sealed for me. I became convinced that there is no place like here. It's far from life in NYC, and I feel grateful. This year, being...

Apr 2, 2020, 2:10 PM

The Other Isolation

After two weeks of quarantine, a first-time experience for my husband and I, of course we survived it. We were told to isolate ourselves at home for 14 days due to our travel abroad; I’ve heard that people have...

Mar 23, 2020, 9:25 AM

Bookends (are a pair of supports)

Bookends are a pair of supports used to hold a row of books in an upright position by placing one at each end of the row-Collins Dictionary My Aunt Gloria was telling me about her bookends, and I was really...

May 30, 2019, 1:26 PM

Israel, and Women’s Empowerment

Women’s empowerment is quite evident throughout Israel’s society. The most recent display for the world to see was Netta Barzilai. Once again singing her winning song, “TOY,” from last year’s 2018 Eurovision competition, Netta deserves attention. In front of...

May 10, 2018, 6:02 PM

Beit Ha Lohem-House of the Warriors

The sprawling grounds of Beit Ha Lohem, located outside of Tel Aviv, as it translates into House of Warriors (Fighters) only meant one thing to me. I admit that the first time I went to the club, designed for the...

About Me

Allyson Altit is from New York. She has worked in the travel industry for over 30 years as a leisure specialist. Her area of expertise is in European destinations and Israel. She has been involved with charity work for the Hadassah organization as well. In 2009 she graduated from Queens College majoring in Jewish studies. She has just completed writing her first novel...

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