Daughter of Samuel and Rose Arsht. Sister of Adrienne.
Alison was a graduate of the Tower Hill School and Bryn Mawr College. While her elder sister went to law school, Alison joined the United States Information Agency.
A gifted linguist, she was on a translating trip to Moscow in late 1969 when the KGB seized her for a night and a day and accused her of spying. Her sister believes the incident gave Alison post-traumatic stress disorder, from which she never recovered. Alison committed suicide in 1973 at age 29.
In Alison Arsht's name, the family established an award for someone who shows "quiet leadership in the right direction," a phrase that her sister says described Alison perfectly.
Alison was a graduate of the Tower Hill School and Bryn Mawr College. While her elder sister went to law school, Alison joined the United States Information Agency.
A gifted linguist, she was on a translating trip to Moscow in late 1969 when the KGB seized her for a night and a day and accused her of spying. Her sister believes the incident gave Alison post-traumatic stress disorder, from which she never recovered. Alison committed suicide in 1973 at age 29.
In Alison Arsht's name, the family established an award for someone who shows "quiet leadership in the right direction," a phrase that her sister says described Alison perfectly.
Daughter of Samuel and Rose Arsht. Sister of Adrienne.
Alison was a graduate of the Tower Hill School and Bryn Mawr College. While her elder sister went to law school, Alison joined the United States Information Agency.
A gifted linguist, she was on a translating trip to Moscow in late 1969 when the KGB seized her for a night and a day and accused her of spying. Her sister believes the incident gave Alison post-traumatic stress disorder, from which she never recovered. Alison committed suicide in 1973 at age 29.
In Alison Arsht's name, the family established an award for someone who shows "quiet leadership in the right direction," a phrase that her sister says described Alison perfectly.
Alison was a graduate of the Tower Hill School and Bryn Mawr College. While her elder sister went to law school, Alison joined the United States Information Agency.
A gifted linguist, she was on a translating trip to Moscow in late 1969 when the KGB seized her for a night and a day and accused her of spying. Her sister believes the incident gave Alison post-traumatic stress disorder, from which she never recovered. Alison committed suicide in 1973 at age 29.
In Alison Arsht's name, the family established an award for someone who shows "quiet leadership in the right direction," a phrase that her sister says described Alison perfectly.
