What is oppression? Oppression is defined as a prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control(Oppression). Concentration camps have become the prototypical symbol of oppression (Concentration Camps). Jews were greatly oppressed in concentration camps during the Holocaust. The treatment they received, the labor they were forced into, and the ways they were executed are just a few examples of how the Jews were oppressed. t1 As previously stated, one of the ways that Jews faced oppression was by the treatment they received. While the Jews were in concentration camps they were treated horribly. Many ended up dying due to exhaustion, starvation, disease, and brutal treatment (Prisoners of the Camps). They were treated as pack mules rather than
