Zekira Besrević
Zekira Besrević is one of the Righteous Among the Nations.[1][2] Besrević and Roza Sober-Dragoje rescued Gracija Kamhi (later Džamonja) and her uncle from their house where they were hiding when the Nazis took other members of their family away.[3] There was a proclamation in Bosnia allowing citizens to take over Jewish businesses, and Besrević took over a beauty parlor where Gracija Kamhi was an apprentice (her uncle owned it).[3][2] Besrević and Roza Sober-Dragoje became the parlor's managers, and there they hid Gracija Kamhi and her uncle until they could escape to Mostar, which was under Italian occupation.[2] Besrević was Muslim.[3]
In May 2000 Besrević and Roza Sober-Dragoje were recognized by Yad Vashem as two of the Righteous Among the Nations.[2][3]
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