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<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE 6-5-09
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                                                                 Exhibit 99.1

                                PRESS RELEASE
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                      THE INTERGROUP CORPORATION'S BOARD
                 APPROVES INCREASE IN SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM


Los Angeles, California, June 5, 2009 - The InterGroup Corporation (NASDAQ:
INTG) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the Company to
purchase up to an additional 125,000 shares of the Company's common stock under
its existing stock repurchase program.  That action increased the total
remaining number of shares authorized for repurchase to approximately 131,000
shares.  The purchases will be made, in the discretion of management, from time
to time in the open market or through privately negotiated third party
transactions depending on market conditions and other factors.

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Statements in this release which are not historical facts are "forward looking
statements" and "safe harbor statements" under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and/or uncertainties,
including risks and/or uncertainties as described in the Company's public
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


CONTACT:    Michael G. Zybala, Assistant Secretary
            and Counsel, Telephone: (310) 466-7961

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