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Jewish Family & Children's Service has announced that Rabbi H. Rafael Goldstein will join the staff as the coordinator for spirituality and health counseling. This is a new position for Jewish Family & Children's Service and reflects priorities set for further integration of the agency in the Jewish community and in Jewish healing.

Sun Lakes Shalom Chapter of Hadassah has initiated a Chai Society. Twenty charter members have committed themselves to an increased level of annual giving. Hadassah is the largest women's Jewish and Zionist organization in the United States and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Eldan, Israel's leading car rental agency, has been billed, as the official rental company for the upcoming International Maccabiah Games that will be held July 11-21 at Ramat Gan Stadium near Tel Aviv. More than 1,000 new automobiles will be made available to Maccabiah officials, athletes and tourists, boasting the Eldan and Maccabiah logo. Tourists who rent from Eldan during the course of the games will receive sports-themed promotional gifts. Visit www.eldan.co.il.

Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, has announced the appointment of Morlie Hammer Levin as national executive director, effective at the beginning of September. Her most recent position was vice president of Strategic Donor Initiatives at the Jewish Federation in Los Angeles.

Cypress HomeCare Solutions ("Cypress") has launched its recently redesigned Web site, www.cypresshomecare.com. Locally owned and operated, Cypress HomeCare Solutions was founded in 1994 as a supplemental staffing agency delivering skilled and non-skilled health care personnel services to both hospitals and long term care facilities. The company has since branched into the private duty area, providing caregivers to clients who wish to stay in their own home. Call 602-264-8009.

Former Arizona United States Congressman Matthew J. Salmon has joined the firm of Greenberg Traurig LLP, an international, full-service law firm, as a director of governmental affairs. Salmon will continue to work with clients on federal issues as well as Arizona state and municipal matters. Mitchell K. Menlove will also be joining Greenberg Traurig as a director of governmental affairs in the Phoenix office.

William Glick, chairman of the management department at ASU, has accepted the position as dean of the Business School at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He and his family will move to Houston this summer. His new position begins in July.

Amazing Jake's Pizza Factory, a dining and family entertainment center, is currently under construction in a 75,000 square-foot facility at Baseline and Gilbert Roads in Mesa. Set to open in June, Amazing Jake's Pizza Factory offers a variety of pizzas, pastas, soups, salads, and desserts, as well as interactive arcade games, bowling, laser tag and a rock climbing wall. Amazing Jake's Pizza Factory is owned and operated by Newmark Entertainment, based in Aliso Viejo, Calif. Call 480-926-7499 or visit www.amazingjakes.com.

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