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Reading magazines isn't fun anymore. . .
JOYCE S. ANDERSON Special to the Jewish Times
      I used to enjoy leafing through travel and fashion magazines, as a respite from the more serious pursuit of keeping up with national events and world news. I would turn the pages of new, glossy issues, skimming the pictures and titles with a sense of complete relaxation and a tinge of guilty pleasure.
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A View of the Absurd
The Beijing Olympics raw
JACK ENGELHARD Special to the Jewish Times
      The Beijing Olympics raw I've already lost three friends for mocking the "Opening Ceremonies" for these 2008 Summer Olympics, saying, as I did, that I can get the same cartwheels, pyrotechnics and all the rest of that hoopla at any circus or carnival.
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Israel Viewpoint
Know your enemy
STEPHEN KRAMER Jewish Times Israel Correspondent
      Are Muslims the enemies of the Jews or not, since Islam is one of the three Abrahamic, monotheistic religions? Is there something radically different among Judaism, Christianity and Islam? The 2008 report by the London-based Center for Social Cohesion (CfSC), entitled "Islam on Campus: A Survey of UK Student Opinion, gives us a hint. It reports "...
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Honorable 'Menschen'
By Howard Berger ... and YOU.
      Anyone deserving of an 'Honorable Menschen,' can contact Howard Berger via his e-mail: Howardberger9798@aol.com or by fax: 822-3670. 300 MILE BIKE RIDE ACROSS THE NEGEV IN NOVEMBER WON'T BE EASY SAYS TERRY STEEN "It will be especially risky for me!
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