Boston Jewish security leader receives FBI Community Leadership Award

“Daniel Levenson exemplifies what it means to be a true partner in keeping our communities safe,” FBI special agent Ted Docks said.

(Sept. 24, 2026 / JNS)

A Boston Jewish leader received the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award for helping to prevent violence and addressing hate crimes and threats to civil rights.

Daniel E. Levenson, senior director of the communal security initiative at Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, received the award on Wednesday from Ted Docks, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston division.

Levenson is also an associate member of FBI Boston’s Mass Bay Threat Assessment Team and the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals.

He and his team work with the FBI, houses of worship and community organizations to address threats, security and community concern about targeted violence and hate.

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