While their labor camp was intended to support the functioning of the camp, much of it was diverted to enrich the SS officers. For instance, Max van Dam and Moredechai Goldfarb were nominally sign painters, but SS officers also forced them to paint landscapes, portraits, and hagiographic imagery of Hitler.[33][34] Similarly, 14 year old Shlomo Szmajzner was placed in charge of the machine shop largely to cover for his true role making gold medallions and jewelry for SS officers.[35] Because these prisoners were considered valuable, they were afforded special privileges and were less likely to be beaten or killed by the guards.[36]