during the last years of his life, chelouche was moving away from public affairs, although still active in several associations, among them was the world sephardic association in tel aviv. during those years he wrote and published essays in hebrew and arabic newspapers, trying to express a different, non-partisan, voice regarding the questions of life in palestine. yosef eliyahu and freha simha chelouche had seven children – moshe, meyir, avner, tzadok, hilel, yehudit and yoram. yosef eliyahu chelouche died 23 july 1934, three-month after the death of his wife. after chelouche's death, the city of tel aviv named a street after him (yosef eliyahu street), located near fredric r. mann auditorium (heichal ha-tarbut) in the heart of the city.