Were the mental health crises I witnessed in American Jewish teenagers a symptom of a political destabilization already on its way?

For many years I worked with hundreds of American Jewish teenagers on four-week summer programs in Israel. The paramount responsibility — for me and my staff — was the health, safety, and security of these young people who were thousands of miles from home. Their parents had placed enormous trust in our organization, and my role was to be the central address when any emergency or crisis arose.

What I could not have anticipated was how profoundly the nature of those crises would change.

For many years, the medical issues on these trips were familiar and manageable: broken bones, allergies, standard physical ailments. Serious at times, but navigable. Then,........

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