Demographics of Brazil but also other many indigenous Brazilian ethnic groups). Starting in the late 19th century, Brazil received substantial post-colonial immigration from several other regions, mainly from peoples of what are now the countries of Italy, Germany, Spain, Poland, as well as Arabic-speaking Christians from the Levant (mostly from what is now Lebanon, and less so from what is today Syria), Ukraine, Japan, the People's Republic of China and Korea. Jews in Brazil are a small but sizable population, and they include mostly Ashkenazi Jews (who also arrived with the post-colonial contingent of European migration), a smaller proportion of Sephardi Jews (mostly
Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi vote. Mizrahi has come under fire from some within the disability community for what some perceive as racist commentary on the 2016 election. Mizrahi apologized for the comment and reaffirmed her lifelong commitment to social justice and equality. Mizrahi and RespectAbility run the National Leadership Program to advance a diverse leadership talent pool for the disability movement. So far more than 70 people have graduated from the program. In 1987 Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi co-founded and managed the first DCJCC Community Services Program which she ran through 1989. During her tenure it helped recruited, trained and placed 900 volunteers and helped