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In email after email, party supporters use racist slurs and share antisemitic theories of Jewish world domination; there are jokes about turning refugees into handbags and boots, discussions of whether refugees should be shot at the border, a Christmas card sent with a swastika and “Heil Hitler”, and an email thread signed off with “Heil und Sieg”.       Give us your email to read the full story (Name (optional))  (Enter your email) Sign Up for Free  You'll be added to our newsletter. See our (https://www.heistberlin.com/impressum-imprint) privacy policy and unsubscribe anytime.     Something went wrong. Please try again in a moment.  Already have an account? (index.html#/portal/signin) Sign in      Check your inbox to confirm.  We sent a one-tap magic link to your inbox . Open it and you'll end up back on this story. 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