“The Garden Lookout,” Original Oil Painting on Canvas by Elaine Lazarus, 30" x 40"

This painting captures the view from the window of an old farmhouse in Hengelo, Netherlands—looking out over the garden and toward another farm in the distance. During the Holocaust, this farmhouse sheltered eight Jewish family members in hiding. The window served as their watchpoint, a place of vigilance where every glance outside carried the weight of hope and fear for those who sought safety within its walls.