[4] Nizahon was founded in 1949, by Yeshayahu "Shaya" Leiboshor, who had just finished his military service.
Leiboshor, a descendant of a Jewish-Romanian butcher family, had made aliyah in 1947.
[4] The structure and basic needs were paid for with a disability loan that Shaya could secure after his service.
The new mayor Ashkelon recommended the name (The) Victory Restaurant, as the 1947–1949 Palestine war was just over.
[6] Also, the deteriorating situation of the pedestrian mall[7] and the increased competition around Ashkelon took their toll.