[2] Goldenberg was born on December 28, 1929,[3][4] in Lima, Peru, to Romanian-Jewish immigrants.
He grew up in Talara, and attended the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.
[5] On February 17, 1994, he was sworn in as Prime Minister of Peru by President Alberto Fujimori, a position that he held until 1995.
He was Peru's foreign relations minister prior to this office (August 28, 1993 – July 28, 1995).
[9][10] He has had a role in the business community as chairperson of the National Fisheries Society and director of the Fund for the Promoting of Exports.