Complex sentence: Born in the New York City borough of The Bronx as the second of three sons in a middle-class Jewish family of Russian origin, Suben grew up in the small city of Cortland in Central New York.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in the the Bronx, Suben was the second of three sons in a middle-class Jewish family of Russian origin. He grew up in the small city of Cortland in Central New York.