sold The story of the Steipler Gaon: The life and times of Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (ArtScroll youth series) Paperback 1986 by Hanoch Teller “Rav Kanievsky was born in the Ukrainian town of Hornesteipel, “The Steipler”. He was the son of Rav Chaim Peretz, who was a Chernobyl chossid. Around the age of 11, the Steipler entered the Novardok Yeshiva, studying under Rav Yosef Yoizel Horowitz, the Alter of Novardok. Yahrtzeit, 23 Av via matzav.com ”