Alexander del Canho

Survived the Holocaust because his parents hid him with a Gentile family, who he was told were his. He learned about his real parents after the war and lived in an orphanage until he grew up and emigrated to Israel. He served in the army and eventually became a shipping captain. He married Sonia Adonis of Chile and had two children, a daughter Carol and a son Aloix. When he retired he became an am…

Very sad to read of Alex's passing. He was a good friend (in Cambodia) and an amazingly good Scrabble player. A great man.