ɡˈoʊldbɜːɡ wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn ˈɑːpɐtˌoʊ, pˈoʊlənd, ænd mˈuːvd tə wˈɔːɹsɔː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn, ɐtˈɛndɪŋ pəznˈænski tˈiːtʃɚz sˈɛmɪnˌɛɹi.
Goldberg was born in Opatów, Poland, and moved to Warsaw in 1914, attending Poznanski Teachers Seminary.