Yona (Jojne) Gostinski was born on the 17th of March 1917 in the village of Krośniewice, Lodz region, Poland to a large, traditional family.
His parents, Eliyahu and Beylh owned a bakery, one of the five bakeries under Jewish ownership in the village. The family lived at 11 or 13 Kutnowska Street. Eliyahu and Beylh had a number of children: their eldest son Maniek was married to Ruti, another son named Hertzke was married to a girl from the village of Kowel; their other children were Yona, Yotka, Shmuel and Freida. All were murdered. Gostinski married in the Krośniewice Ghetto and had a son; his wedding was the final wedding ceremony to be conducted in the ghetto.
Memorial to the Jews of Krośniewice, Holon cemetery
