Zechariah ben Ephraim Mahalalel

Zechariah ben Ephraim Mahalalel was a wealthy philanthropist and many Italian communities benefited from his generosity. His family, Porto, originated in Germany, from the Rafa family, which settled in the town of Porto in the province of Verona. Members of the Porto family were scattered in various Italian towns, notably Mantua, Venice, Verona, and Rome. Zachariah wrote Asaf ha-Mazkir, a reference book of sayings and legends of the Talmud (Venice, 1675).