Mizrahi Jews Furthermore, the percentage of Mizrahim who seek a university education remains low compared to second-generation immigrant groups of Ashkenazi origin, such as Russians. According to a survey by the Adva Center, the average income of Ashkenazim was 36 percent higher than that of Mizrahim in 2004. [[Category:Jewish ethnic groups]] [[Category:Ethnic groups in Israel]] [[Category:Jews and Judaism in Western Asia]] [[Category:Mizrahi Jews topics| ]] [[Category:Semitic-speaking peoples]] Mizrahi Jews Mizrahi Jews, Mizrahim (), also referred to as Edot HaMizrach (; "Communities of the East"; Mizrahi Hebrew: '), ("Sons of the East"), or Oriental Jews, are descendants of local Jewish communities in the
Modern Hebrew phonology of modern Hebrew are Oriental and Non-Oriental. Oriental Hebrew was chosen as the preferred accent for Israel by the Academy of the Hebrew Language, but has since declined in popularity. The description in this article follows the language as it is pronounced by native Israeli speakers of the younger generations. According to the Academy of the Hebrew Language, in the 1880s (the time of the beginning of the Zionist movement and the Hebrew revival) there were three groups of Hebrew regional accents: Ashkenazi (Eastern European), Sephardi (Southern European), and Mizrahi (Middle Eastern, Iranian, and North African). Over time features of