Hadane was born in Seqelt,
Ethiopia and studied with the
Qessim as a child. During the
Italian occupation of Ethiopia, he had moved to Ambober where he worked as a farmer. He studied
Hebrew briefly in 1955 when an Israeli rabbi taught in
Asmara. In 1985 Qes Adana immigrated to Israel along with his wife and eleven children. Hadane argued for the acceptance of the
Falasha Mura as
Jews. Hadane died on 8 November 2020 at the age of 97. == Further reading ==