Complex sentence: Anton Shammas was born to a Lebanese mother who moved to Fassuta in 1936 to teach French at the local girls' school; and a Palestinian father was Hanna Shammas, a barber and shoemaker.
Split into simpler sentences: Anton Shammas was born to a Lebanese mother who moved to Fassuta in 1936 to teach French at the local girls' school. His father was Hanna Shammas, a barber and shoemaker.