wˌaɪl ɐ stˈuːdənt æt nˈuː jˈɔːɹk jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ɡˈoʊldstaɪn ˈɔːlsoʊ wˈɜːkt æz ɐn ɐkˈaʊntənt ænd, ˈæftɚ ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn, wɛnt ˌɔn tə ɹᵻsˈiːv hɪz lˈɔː dᵻɡɹˈiː fɹʌm nˈuː jˈɔːɹk lˈɔː skˈuːl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn.
While a student at New York University, Goldstein also worked as an accountant and, after graduating in 1915, went on to receive his law degree from New York Law School in 1918.