 His tenure coincided with the Bosnian War of 1992–1995.When the besieging Serb army occupied the Jewish cemetery in Sarajevo, Ceresnjes gave permission to the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to bomb the cemetery.The Sarajevo Jewish humanitarian society, "La Benevolencija", also provided aid to thousands of besieged Sarajevo residents, supplying food, medicine, and postal and radio communications.