The Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) is an international news agency serving Jewish community newspapers and media around the world. The JTA was founded on February 6, 1917, by Jacob Landau as the Jewish Correspondence Bureau in The Hague with the mandate of collecting and disseminating news among and affecting the Jewish communities of the diaspora.^[1][2][3][4] In 1919, it moved to London, under its current name.^[3][5][6]

The JTA is now headquartered in New York City, to which it moved in 1922,^[3] and has correspondents in Washington, DC, Jerusalem, Moscow and 30 other cities in North and South America, Israel, Europe, Africa and Australia.

The JTA is a not-for-profit corporation governed by an independent Board of Directors. It claims no allegiance to any specific branch of Judaism or political viewpoint.

See also[link]

• Ron Kampeas, JTA Washington, D.C. bureau chief

References[link]

External links[link]

• Jewish Telegraphic Agency
• Jewish Telegraphic Agency: its function, importance and service to Jewry : a universal clearing house for Jewish news, a medium for international understanding, 1929

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Ron Kampeas is the Washington, D.C. bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), "responsible for coordinating coverage in the U.S. capital and analyzing political developments that affect the Jewish world."^[1]

Career[link]

In 1992 Kampeas joined The Associated Press in Jerusalem.^[2] For over ten years, he worked at AP "in its bureaus in Jerusalem, New York, London and, most recently, Washington."^[1] While living in Israel, he also worked for The Jerusalem Post, which still publishes his work originating with the JTA, and for "several Jewish organizations."^[1]

He served as the Human Rights Coordinator for the News Media Guild.^[3] In Washington, he wrote articles about "discrimination in the U.S. government and military, and he "was also a shop steward for two years": "'I've always had a keen interest in diversity issues, and believe they are a crucial part of the Guild's mandate,'" he was quoted as stating in August 2003.^[2] Other places from which he has reported include: Northern Ireland, Afghanistan, Bosnia, and West Africa.^[1]

He was made Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in the summer of 2003.^[2]

Kampeas covers news pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the peace process relating to it, and he has spoken publicly about this subject in educational programs sponsored jointly by organizations like The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development, at The Palestine Center.^[4]

Personal history[link]

Kampeas was born and raised in Montreal.^[2] He is married to Doina Chiacu, who is also a former AP staff member, and they have two children.^[2] He has two homes, one in Washington, D.C. and an apartment in East Talpiot, Israel,^[5] a settlement in East Jerusalem.

Notes[link]

Bibliography[link]

• Articles by Ron Kampeas archived by FindArticles.com. Accessed March 26, 2007.
• Articles by Ron Kampeas archived by JTA: Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Accessed March 26, 2007.
• Authors: Ron Kampeas. Articles by Ron Kampeas archived in the New Jersey Jewish Standard. Accessed March 26, 2007.
• Documents. Two articles by Ron Kampeas recommended by Campus Watch. Accessed March 26, 2007.
• "'Brain drain' Continues with AP Departures". WiReport: A Publication of the News Media Guild Local 31222, The Newspaper Guild, CWA, AFL-CIO, CLC August 2003. Accessed March 27, 2007.
• Essing, David and Ron Kampeas. "JTA: The View from JTA: Washington". Windows Media Player audio interview of Kampeas conducted by Essing on IsraCast. Online posting. IsraCast: A Multimedia Broadcast and Distribution Network. Broadcast April 16, 2004. Accessed March 26, 2007.
• Kampeas, Ron. "Groups Fear Quagmire in Iraq Undermines the Resolve on Iran". Jewish Telegraphic Agency March 1, 2007. The Jewish Exponent March 22, 2007. Accessed March 26, 2007.
• –––, and Said Arikat. "Politics and Perceptions of Peace: A Palestinian and Israeli Perspective". Summary of a Lecture by Journalists Said Arikat and Ron Kampeas presented on June 14, 2005. The Palestine Center of The Jerusalem Fund. For the Record No. 228 (2nd of 4 in Series), 26 July 2005. Accessed March 26, 2007
• Recent articles by Ron Kampeas archived in The Jewish Press. 2004-2007. Accessed March 26, 2007.
• "Ron Kampeas" Official staff biography featured on the website of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Related external links[link]

• "Capitol Currents: McNulty, What Were You Thinking?" Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Blogs/Opinion. Ron Kampeas's JTA blog. Updated April 17, 2007. Accessed April 17, 2007.

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Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah (born December 2, 1983) is a Portuguese actress best known for playing NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye in the CBS series NCIS: Los Angeles.

Early years and family[link]

Ruah was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the only child of Dr. Moisés Carlos Bentes Ruah, and his wife, Katharina Lia Azancot Korn. Her father was a resident in Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat) in the Boston University-Tufts University Program. When Ruah was five years old, her father completed his Residency, and the family returned to Portugal where her parents divorced and she attended an international, English-based school.^[1]

Ruah's father is from a prominent Portuguese-based Sephardic Jewish family.^[2][3] Ruah's maternal grandfather was an Ashkenazi Jew who was born (1922) in what is now Wrocław, Poland. Ruah's maternal grandmother, Vera, was born in Lisbon, Portugal; Vera's father (Ruah's great-grandfather) was of half Sephardic Jewish and half Spanish ancestry, and Vera's mother (Ruah's great-grandmother) was an Ashkenazi Jew from Odessa.^[4] She is niece-great-granddaughter of the captain Artur Carlos de Barros Basto, the "Apostle of the Marranos".^[5]

Ruah attended Saint Julian's School in Carcavelos, near Lisbon. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from London Metropolitan University.^[6]

She was an active member of the Portuguese Jewish community, in Lisbon, of which her father's second cousin, also a doctor, was the head. In 2003, the Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA) ran a piece about an annual gathering of Jewish young people from 32 countries sponsored by European Union of Jewish Students. Ruah, then 19 and still living in Lisbon, was one of the students the JTA interviewed. She said, "I've never been around as many Jews in my entire life. Here, you don't feel the need to explain to people who you are. I am meeting people who eat kosher for the first time ever."^[7]

She has a distinguishable birthmark in her right eye, called the Nevus of Ota. Her one eye is hazel, giving her eyes a unique appearance as the other one is brown/blackish.

Ruah speaks three languages fluently—Portuguese, English, and Spanish.

Career[link]

Ruah started acting in Portuguese soap operas when she was a teen. Her first acting role came at the age of 16, when she auditioned for the soap opera Jardins Proibidos ("Forbidden Gardens") and won the role of Sara.^[8] Ruah kept working on diverse projects while she was finishing high school. At the age of 18, she moved to London to study at the London Metropolitan University, where she earned a First in Performing Arts. She got extremely good grades while in school, and became the best well known movie and sports star. Ruah returned to Portugal to pursue her acting career. She was the winner of the celebrity dancing competition Dança Comigo (the Portuguese version of "Dancing With The Stars") and had principal roles in television series, short films, and theatre. In 2007, she moved to New York to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.^{[citation needed]}

Ruah stars as Special Agent Kensi Blye in NCIS: Los Angeles, which premiered on September 22, 2009. Season 2 premiered on September 21, 2010, and airs Tuesdays at 9:00 pm on CBS,^[9] following NCIS at 8:00 p.m. Season 3 premiered on September 20, 2011.^[10]

Awards[link]

• 2011 : She won the TV Action Icon Award 2011 of Celebrity & Stuntwomen's Awards.
• 2010 : Winner of Portuguese Golden Globe award in category Revelation of the Year.
• 2010 : Nomination Best TV Action female actress in the Teen Choice Awards.^[11]
• 2006 - Winner of the 1 season Dança Comigo, RTP - portuguese version of Dancing with the Stars

Filmography[link]

Films[link]

• 2012 - "Sofia" in Red Tails
• 2012 - "Princess Merida" in Brave (Portuguese voice)

Short films[link]

• 2011 - Sophia in Tu & Eu
• 2009 - Sophie in Midnight Passion
• 2009 - Angela Bowery in Safe Haven
• 2008 - Woman in Blind Confession
• 2006 - Margarida in Canaviais

Television[link]

Portugal:

• 2000/2001 - Sara in "Jardins Proibidos", TVI
• 2001 - Constança Valadas in "Filha do Mar", TVI
• 2001 - Zezinha in "Querida Mãe", SIC
• 2001 - Mónica in "Elsa, Uma Mulher Assim", RTP
• 2004 : Verónica Botelho in Inspector Max (Marcas do Passado), TVI
• 2005/2006 : Rita Cruz in Dei-te Quase Tudo, TVI
• 2006/2007 : Daniela Pinto in Tu e Eu, TVI
• 2006 - Winner of the 1 season Dança Comigo, RTP - portugueses version of Dancing with the Stars
• 2008 - Rita in "Casos da Vida", TVI
• 2010 - Daniela Pinto/Rute in "Tu e Eu", TVI

United States:

• 2009 - Special Agent Kensi Blye in NCIS, CBS, episodes "Legend (Part I)" and "Legend (Part II)", which introduced most of the NCIS: Los Angeles cast. She was part of a coveted guest cast including Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J, and Louise Lombard.

• 2009–present - Special Agent Kensi Blye in NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS, female lead role alongside Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J.

• 2011-2012 - Special Agent Kensi Blye in the Hawaii Five-0, 3 episodes.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Daniela Ruah at the Internet Movie Database