Edelstein was born in Berlin, Germany, to Isidor and Mathilde Adler Edelstein. He attended the University of Berlin from 1921 to 1924 and received his Ph.D. at the University of Heidelberg in 1929.
Born in Berlin, Germany, to Isidor and Mathilde Adler Edelstein, he studied at the University of Berlin from 1921 to 1924 and received his Ph.D. from the University of Heidelberg in 1929.