▁the ▁camp ▁inf irm ary , ▁kap os ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁briefly ▁" hide " ▁other ▁prisoners ▁from ▁the ▁SS . ▁On ▁occasion , ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁send ▁a ▁prisoner ▁there ▁whose ▁life ▁was ▁under ▁immediate ▁threat ▁and ▁have ▁the ▁records ▁show ▁the ▁person ▁as ▁having ▁died , ▁then ▁secret ly ▁give ▁that ▁prisoner ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁another ▁prisoner ▁who ▁had , ▁in ▁fact , ▁recently ▁died . ▁ ▁One ▁kap o , ▁Robert ▁Sie wert , ▁himself ▁a ▁brick layer , ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁conv ince ▁the ▁SS ▁to ▁allow ▁Polish ▁children ▁to ▁be ▁trained ▁as ▁brick layers , ▁which ▁the ▁Naz is ▁needed ▁for ▁their ▁many ▁construction ▁projects , ▁thus ▁saving ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁boys ▁from ▁certain ▁death . ▁ ▁International ▁Buch en wald ▁Committee ▁ ▁The ▁Committee ▁began ▁as ▁an ▁under ground ▁consp i racy ▁of ▁prisoners ▁from ▁the ▁concentration ▁camp , ▁but ▁still ▁exists ▁today . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁political ▁prisoners ▁from ▁the ▁various ▁countries ▁under ▁Naz i ▁occupation , ▁the ▁German ▁political ▁prisoners ▁found ▁contacts ▁with ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁respective ▁national ▁organizations . ▁The ▁International ▁Camp ▁Committee ▁( IC C ) ▁was ▁organized ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Commun ist , ▁Walter ▁Bart el ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁consp ir atorial ▁center ▁of ▁political ▁anti - N azi ▁resistance ▁at ▁the ▁camp ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁The ▁found ing ▁and ▁meeting ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁I CC ▁was ▁a ▁screen ed ▁room ▁in ▁the ▁inf irm ary . ▁ ▁Under ▁its