Haim Hefer (Hebrew: חיים חפר‎ 29 October 1925 – 18 September 2012) was a Polish-born Israeli songwriter, poet, journalist, translator, publicist, and writer.

[7][8] On 18 September 2012 (the second day of Rosh Hashanah, 5773), Hefer died at Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv, after a long illness.

[9] In the 1950s, Hefer and Dahn Ben-Amotz wrote A Bag of Fibs [he], a collection of tall tales made up in the Palmach, and founded the "Hamam" club in Jaffa.

Artists who performed his songs include Arik Lavie, Yehoram Gaon, Shoshana Damari and Yafa Yarkoni, as well as The High Windows and most Israeli military bands.

Many of his songs, such as "Yatzanu at", "HaFinjan" (The Finjan[a]), "Hayu Zmanim" (In Those Days), "The Red Rock" (HaSela haAdom) and "Hamilkhama Ha'achrona" (The Last War) are considered Israeli classics.

[13] His remarks were condemned as racist and criticized by then President of Israel, Moshe Katsav, members of the Moroccan community, and representatives of the Shas Party,[14] as well as Mizrahi musicians such as Margalit Tzan'ani.

The book was out of admiration and respect for the work of Chaim Chefer in the jubilee year the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel.