Alexander Jozef Stibbe was married to Martha Löwenstein. The couple lived on the corner of Stationsweg and Zuideinde in Meppel. In the light of Alexander's poor health, the couple was provisionally allowed to remain in Meppel. In September 1943, they were ordered to go to Westerbork after all. At that point, together, they took their own lives. 'But not before laying out money for the butcher, baker etc. on the dresser with an accompanying note'. They were secretly buried in the general cemetery in Meppel, where they were given a joint tombstone.
Stichting Historie in Perspectief, De joodse gemeenschap van Meppel en
wat overbleef (Meppel 2002), 20
In addition, a Jokos file (number 8193) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos file reveals that a claim was lodged for compensation for :
- securities or bonds. (W-claim, number C35-93-122 Asp19-Os1819 A2 R708/2047)
- valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 11521/19322)