David and Cheri Goldberg have immortalized President Barack Obama in a sculpture made of chopped liver!
Yes, you read that correctly. The Goldbergs started their Thanksgiving tradition of creating chopped liver sculptures over three decades ago when their son, Jason, was just 18 months old. Now he’s the father of two little boys and the Goldbergs haven’t missed a year.
This creative couple collaborates to create these works of art. Cheri, a member of the GaGa Sisterhood, makes the chopped liver from an old family recipe. David, who’s a doctor by day and cartoonist by night, conceptualizes and then sculpts them.
In years past he’s crafted 3-dimensional, Thanksgiving-themed images of the Mayflower ship, Plymouth Rock, a pilgrim, a cornucopia, corn with husks, a turkey leg, and a Thanksgiving plate, complete with slices of turkey and all the trimmings. A year ago, after their second grandson was born, David created two toy blocks with their grandson’s names on them. Unfortunately, none of these works of art was ever captured with photos.
But this year, inspired by the election of our new president, they took pictures and proudly shared them with friends. The rule for their sculptures is that everything must be edible. First, David created a stencil of Obama and then, using poppy seeds, paprika, and colored sugar, crafted a likeness of our Prez.
So in the event that President Obama ever asks the classic Jewish question, What am I … chopped liver?, the Goldbergs can point to their work of art and say with certainty, Yes!
