Barack Obama to miss ceremony marking the liberation of Auschwitz

US president faces stiff Republican criticism for not attending 70th anniversary of death camp's liberation World leaders will gather in Poland on Tuesday to attend the ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The nine-person US delegation, meanwhile, will be headed by treasury secretary Jack Lew - the fifth person in the presidential line of succession. About 300 Holocaust survivors, most in their 90s, are expected to attend the ceremony, which takes place at ...