Sephardim Lag in Education

(July 1999)

Israeli Jews of European descent continue to have higher levels of educational achievement than their Sephardi counterparts, according to a new study. Some 23 percent of Sephardi Israelis have a post-secondary education, compared with 53 percent for Ashkenazi Israelis, according to the report conducted on behalf of the Israel Democracy Institute.

Source: JTA, July 19, 1999.