About CJP Communal Security Initiative
Our mission
CJP’s Communal Security Initiative (CSI) provides professional security advice and support to meet the needs of the Jewish community as it is forced to contend with increased antisemitic threats and attacks. CJP offers training, assessments, and consultations free of charge to Jewish institutions in the cities and towns that CJP serves. Grants for physical security improvements may be available to qualifying organizations.
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Our experts
Jeremy Yamin
Vice President, Security and Operations
Jeremy joined CJP in 2016 after a 20 year career as a Special Agent in the U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS). He conducted criminal investigations and managed complex security programs where he was responsible for protecting U.S. Ambassadors, diplomats, and U.S. Embassies, as well as providing advice to schools, businesses, and religious organizations.
Jeremy is the Vice Chair of the U.S. State Department’s Overseas Security Advisory Council, Faith Based Sector Committee, Co-chair of the Northeast Regional Security Directors, Secure Community Network (SCN), member of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) New England Law Enforcement Committee, and served on ADL’s National Communal Security Advisory Board, from 2006 to 2018.
Jeremy holds degrees from both Harvard University and Boston University Metropolitan College.
Daniel Levenson
Director, Communal Security Initiative
Before arriving at CJP, Dan was the Associate Regional Director at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) New England, where he worked closely with law enforcement, clergy, elected officials, and partner organizations, to address incidents of hate and bias across Massachusetts. In his previous roles as Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire, and Director of Public Affairs at the Consulate General of Israel to New England he presented on his experience in combatting many forms of hate.
Dan is a member of the FBI Boston Mass Bay Threat Assessment Team, the FBI Boston Community Engagement Council, and MACA (the Massachusetts Association of Crime Analysts). And he has served as Committee Chair on the New England Board of ATAP (Association of Threat Assessment Professionals) and as an academic reviewer for publications focused on terrorism and violent extremism.
Dan holds degrees from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Harvard University, and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.
Contact us
Reach out to us for more information about security services, trainings, grants and funding, AEDs and emergency preparedness kits, or to speak with a member of the CJP Communal Security Initiative Team.