Wealth and ingenuity can decide a person's fate during the Holocaust. In the Holocaust, money played a crucial role in helping Jews survive the Holocaust. When the Germans attacked the ghetto, Vladek and his family were in hiding. Vladek pays for the materials needed to build bunkers for himself and his family. Additionally, Vladek pays other people to stay in their homes after fleeing the ghetto. Without these bunkers, Vladek and his family would likely be found by the Germans and taken to a concentration camp. Money was extremely useful to the Jews. It is used to purchase food and other miscellaneous items to help survive the Holocaust. Money decides Vladek's fate in the Holocaust: he buys work permits from German overseers, he uses his valuables to buy food for his family, Vladek uses his money to acquire a bunker for himself and his family in order to hide him. was crucial to surviving the Holocaust. Vladek used his money to pay for a hiding place for his family. Vladek's bunker serves as a crucial hiding place when the Germans attack the ghetto. Vladek had his family hide in the bunker when the Germans attacked the ghetto during the Holocaust. Artie was discussing the bunker with his father-in-law: “I arranged a very good hiding place for us” (Spiegelman, 110). Vladek used the money to buy hiding places. Vladek suggests that bunkers be located in places that are not too visible to spot. False walls in sheds or at the back of the house. Also, bunkers in the attic with a false wall, or in the cellar hidden behind a false wall. When the Gestapo attacks the ghetto, Vladek and his family go to hide in the bunker. Vladek has a new bunker built every time his family moves. Without the bunkers, he and his family would be sent amidst paper, money and his valuables to escape the Germans. Money can also be used to purchase a bunker to hide in. The bunkers were a popular hiding place for Vladek's family. Vladek uses his money and valuables to bribe a German supervisor and gets him a priority job card. He therefore works legally for the Germans. Vladek received food stamps to feed himself. These food stamps did not give Vladek and Anja enough food to feed them both. During the Holocaust, it was difficult to find good food. When Vladek discovered the black market, he took advantage of it. Vladek uses his money and valuables to buy food for Ms. Motonowa. She sells fresh loaves of bread, chocolate, and food that you normally couldn't get on food stamps. During the Holocaust, supplies and resources were very limited. With money, Jews had many more opportunities to help you survive the Holocaust.