Complex sentence: Dr. Jaffe is the daughter of Ukrainian immigrants who fled Russia during World World I. As a child in White Plains, N.Y., Dr. Jaffe was drawn to the sciences, particularly astronomy and geology.
Split into simpler sentences: Dr. Jaffe is the daughter of Ukrainian immigrants, who fled Russia during World World 1. Growing up in White Plains, N.Y., Dr. Jaffe was drawn to astronomy and geology.