Eli Mohar

Mohar was married twice. From his first marriage to the actress Irit Alter, he had one daughter, Sharon. Towards the end of his life, Mohar was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer yet he continued to work. He later died in Azor on November 30, 2006 one month before his 58th birthday. He was laid to rest at Holon Cemetery.

In 1994, Mohar released a compilation album which consisted nineteen of the songs he wrote for the artists he collaborated with. He also wrote the lyrics for the children’s television show Rechov Sumsum.

Mohar was also a renowned columnist. He held a weekly column in the weekly Ha'ir called Me'Hanasa Beirenu (Of what transpired in our city) from 1984, in which he opined in his staple mix of humour and sentimentality balanced by a tinge of sarcasm about his great loves: The city of Tel Aviv, City life, the Hebrew language, Paris. In a separate mini-column with Ha'ir he unabashedly hailed his other great loves, the Manchester United and "Hapo'el Tel Aviv" football clubs.

In addition to Mohar’s journalism career, he served as a presenter on a late night radio show on Galei Tzahal between 1978 to 1983. He also served as a sports commentator alongside Avi Meller discussing English football.

Eli Mohar (Hebrew: עלי מוהר; December 30, 1948 – November 30, 2006) was an Israeli songwriter and columnist.