You can tour the colossal building, which dominates downtown Bucharest, for about 20 RON (or about $6 USD). Although you'll see less than a 10th of the palace on the 40- to 50-minute tour ...

BUCHAREST (JTA) — Aurel Vainer, a longtime leader of Romania’s Jewish community who, as the only Jewish member of parliament, befriended colleagues of all political stripes, has died.