How did the sephardic Jews who emigrated to israel differ from the ashkenazi Jews?

Answer 1

Sephardic Jews is not usually the proper term for the Jews who immigrated from Arab countries. The proper term is Mizrahi Jews or Mizrahim.

Firstly, most Mizrahim were relatively uneducated in their Arab countries of origin. Some had a Middle School or High School level of education. Many Mizrahi Jews were merchants or farmers. In contrast, a disproportionate number of Ashkenazim had university or graduate level educations. This was reflected in the "doctors, lawyers, bankers" stereotype of European Jewry. As a result, when each group came to Israel, there was a niche that each was more qualified to serve. Mizrahim, naturally, were not in the most prestigious professions.

Secondly, most Mizrahim who came to Israel arrive with little more than the clothes on their backs. In many cases, their wealth had been confiscated by the Arab regime that they fled. In contrast, while a number of Holocaust-Survivor Ashkenazim were in the same boat, a much larger Ashkenazi population in Israel had arrived in the 1920s and 1930s with capital to invest. As a result, they were more able to develop productive industries or businesses and increase their wealth.

Answer 2

Different accent, different cuisine, different dress, less-white skin, and minor differences in Jewish customs. But the laws and beliefs of Judaism are the same for both groups.