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Marc Fisher, a reporter for The Washington Postwho met Wechsler in Berlin in 1989 while coveringthe fall of the Berlin Wall, says he feels it is"very exciting" and "very heart-warming" to seeWechsler fulfill his wish to return to the UnitedStates...
Fisher, who is writing of Wechsler's experiencefor The Post, said Wechsler was amazed by how muchthe country had changed since he left. When theformer New Yorker walked from 104th down to 34thStreet in New York City, Wechsler said he wasoverwhelmed by how different things were, Fishersays...
...While Wechsler had a very exciting career and afamily in Germany, "this was always his home,"Fisher says...
...Wechsler likens himself to Rip Van Winkle,although he concedes that his 42-year hiatus hasbeen somewhat longer than the fabled old man'sslumber...
...Wechsler came to Harvard after attending theBronx High School of Science and the FieldstonSchool, both of which were centers of radical andleftist politics during the 1940s, according toThe Washington Post...