His parents , Irving and Adele , were first and second generation Jewish immigrants and were well off until Irving lost his clothing store in the Great Depression .
Mitchell Goodman was born in Brooklyn , New York in 1923 .
Mitchell Goodman 's parents , Irving and Adele , were first and second generation Jewish immigrants and were well off until Irving lost his clothing store in the Great Depression .
Mitchell Goodman was born in Brooklyn , New York in 1923 .