History archive at Tadias Magazine. Prof. Donald N. Levine signing his book at Tsehai Publishers journal launching ceremony in Los Angeles November 2. Ramada Hotel Culver City. Photograph courtesy of TSEHAI PublishersTadias Magazine. By Tadias Staff. Updated Thursday, April 9th, 2. New York TADIAS Professor Donald N. Levine, who passed away on Saturday, April 4th at the age of 8. Ethiopia and the Diaspora as a beloved Ethiopianist, educator, sociological theorist, author, collaborator, advocate, mentor, sensei and friend. In addition to his well known credentials as a respected scholar of Ethiopian studies, Levine was also an Aikido sensei and the co founder of the first Aikido dojo in Awasa, Ethiopia. Below are reflections and photos sent to us from Don Levines friends and colleagues in the U. S. and Ethiopia. Feel free to send us your own reflections at stafftadias. Well keep this page updated. From Tesfaye Tekelu. Aikido Ethiopia Awasa Youth CampusDon was a mentor, a teacher, a sensei and in many ways a father figure to me. I have known him for more than 1. Pictures of HIM Haile Selassie taken in Canberra Melbourne during his State visit to Australia in 1968. Photos Pinterest Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff. ArXiv pronounced archive is a repository of electronic preprints, known as eprints, of scientific papers in the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy. ECG/mcpmag/Images/2015/10/ZipPS_Fig3.ashx' alt='Archive Name And Parameters Magazine' title='Archive Name And Parameters Magazine' />He was the architect of our project. He helped me found Aikido Ethiopia and the Awasa Youth Campus Action for Youth Community and supported and guided us until the last day of his life. He loved our country and the people, and he was talking about Ethiopia days before he passed away. We will cherish his work and continue working on what we started in our country. Rest in peace, Ethiopiawiwu ye Selam Arbegna. From Dag Andargachew. Washington, D. C. Dag Andargachew and Don Levine. Courtesy photoIve known Dons work for many years and had the pleasure of meeting him 1. Bay Area for a meeting. Archive Name And Parameters Magazine' title='Archive Name And Parameters Magazine' />We kept in touch since then and got to hang out again in 2. California to visit an Ethiopian that was imprisoned. Afterwards we went to Yoga Mandala in Berkeley for their 1st anniversary yoga session which was my first ever yoga class After that day I was a regular student at that studio till I left the Bay Area and have been hooked on yoga ever since Thank you Don Fast forward a few years and I was living in Addis for a couple of years and had the honor to help Don with administrative staff organizing meetings, meet and greet events etc. Ethiopia in Jan 2. SOPs and SSOPs must be integral and foundational parts of all food manufacturing facilities food safety program. I also had the privilege to organize a meeting for him with Gash Mesfin Prof. Mesfin, who had also been recently released from prison. It was an awesome opportunity for me to sit amongst these two giants and listen in to their conversation, debate and old stories. I have driven with Gash Liben to Awasa to check out AYCs overall progress as well as the setup of the dojo and saw him in action in his beloved Aikido. It was a pleasure to be around Don and to see him interact with ease with the young, not so young, important officialsdiplomats and not so important people attentively and with respect Interestingly I found out that my Dad was an undergrad student at AAU when Don first came to Ethiopia and was one of the people that taught him Amharic. TECHNOLOGY PLSQL. Working with Records By Steven Feuerstein. Part 7 in a series of articles on understanding and using PLSQL. Im glad they got to hang out after so many years in Chicago when my Dad was visiting, and again in Addis when Don visited last. Don is a true sensei in the whole sense of the word From Mel Tewahade. Denver, Colorado. Don Levine second from right with Menze family in Amhara region of Ethiopia. Courtesy photoI am blessed to have known Dr. Don N. Levine. The God that created heaven and earth is pleased in this Easter day, to receive his servant and our friend into his kingdom. May his writing and teaching touch many lives forever and ever. He has willingly accepted and loved being Ethiopian. He dedicated 5. 5 years of his life studying, writing, teaching, advocating and praying for Ethiopia and Ethiopians. He encouraged all of us to dig deeper into the spirit of Menze and Shoa. He also showed us to live our lives with abundance. He reminded me that Queen of Sheba took gold and incense when she visited King Solomon in Jerusalem. He motivated us to develop our skill of negotiation that our ancestors had once mastered. He showed us how to express what we want with class and dignity using what our ancestors called Wax and Gold. He wanted to show Ethiopians not to be ashamed of our history and heritage. For that alone I am eternally grateful. Gashe Liben, as he is called by his Ethiopian name, We will continue your work and be true to ourselves. May you rest in peace. From Elias Wondimu, Founder of TSEHAI Publishers. Los Angeles, CaliforniaCourtesy of Tsehai PublishersI was blessed enough to work with Gash Liben on several initiatives. To mention a few, he was an editorial advisor and author of TSEHAI Publishers, editorial board member and regular contributor of the International Journal of Ethiopian Studies, and a founding board member and senior scholar of the Ethiopian Institute for Nonviolence Education and Peace Studies, but most of all he was one of the few people who took time to answer any questions that I may have. For me, I lost a mentor, a major supporter, and a collaborator on all of my projects, and an author extraordinaire that I had the privilege of publishing his very last book Interpreting Ethiopia among other writings and his classic book Wax and Gold. The reaction of our people from across international borders is not due to one or few of his successful writings, but it is due to his life long engagement with Ethiopia and his advocacy to her citizens dignity wherever they might be. What we lost today is not only an acclaimed scholar, but a dear friend of our people and a citizen of the world who cares deeply for its future. From Professor Ayele Bekerie. Mekele, Ethiopia. Professor Donald Levine, the Ethiopianist Insider Remembered. It was June 2. 00. Honorary Doctorate recipients for the 2. Amazon S3 File Upload Api Calls. Addis Ababa University Commencement were assembled in the Office of the Universitys President prior to our march to Genet Hall of the Sidist Kilo Campus where the Commencement ceremony took place. Among the recipients were Professor Donald Levine, the Late Professor Ali Mazrui and Professor Ephrem Isaac. I accompanied Professor Ali Mazrui to the event from the US. As we passed the Ras Mekonen Hall, Professor Levine looked up the door of the Hall and excitedly pointed the motto of the University posted at the top. He asked us if we know the meaning of the motto written in Geez. Kulu Amekeru Wezesenaye Atsneu, Professor Levine read the motto loud. He then quickly shared with us the meaning as if to free us from the instant question he posed to us. The motto, which translates to Test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good, was known to Professor Levine since his time as a Professor in the then Haile Selassie I University over fifty years ago. The motto became part of our conversation as we marched to Genet Hall. This anecdote typifies the nature and personality of Professor Levine and his extraordinary immersion into Ethiopian history, culture and society. Professor Levine has always maintained an insider view, that is, he studied the language, assumed the position of being empathic with the culture and looked at the history and culture of the people Ethiopia from the inside out. Professor Levine was so intimate with the field of Ethiopian Studies that he was able to produce, as most agree, two outstanding and classical books on aspects of Ethiopian culture and society Wax and Gold Tradition and Innovation in Ethiopian Culture 1. Greater Ethiopia The Evolution of Multiethnic Society 1. While Wax and Gold demonstrates the extent and depth of Professor Levines understanding of the nuances and complexities in Amharic language and the people who speak it, Greater Ethiopia expanded his scholarly reach within Ethiopian Studies and he ably argued in favor of Ethiopian multiethnic identity. These two books are by far widely quoted and referenced works in the field of Ethiopian Studies. Of course, Professor Levine wrote 5 books and a hundred journal articles.