‘Black’ teacher and activist outed as wealthy white Jewish woman: ‘PALESTINIAN RACHEL DOLEZAL’
The fraudster also told people she was broke because she was sending money to relatives in Palestine when, in reality, any family members abroad Gann has live in Israel
Hannah Gann, a teacher in Philadelphia, has admitted to fabricating her identity as Palestinian, as well as claiming to be Tunisian and Black. According to The Guardian US, Gann was a long-time member of the Racial Justice Organizing Committee (RJOC) and Philly Educators for Palestine (PEFP), but both groups have cut ties with her after discovering her deception.
Gann's false claims about her identity and background have sparked criticism from her colleagues and activists. The Toronto Sun reports that she also lied about sending money to relatives in Palestine, when in fact her family members abroad live in Israel.
Gann has now come forward as a white woman with significant privilege and wealth, according to The Times of Israel. Her admission follows confrontation by fellow activists who discovered her fabricated identity.
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