reporter: prizren, a town in the south of kosovo.otim demiri, who is jewish, and genci rezniqi, a muslim, are meeting with us today to show us how different religious communities once lived side by side in relative peace -- a fact that is largely forgotten today. votim: there's the catholic church, there's a jewish building, the orthodox church, and a little further on, the mosque. reporter: the two are here to recall the cruel past that brought their families together more than 70 years ago. german forces took control of kosovo and albania in september, 1943. a puppet government was installed and a special ss division was set up to help the nazis round up the jewish population. but there was resistance among local albanians, many of whom refused to look on passively. votim: people in prizren always had great sympathy and tolerance. they not only talked, but they really helped each other. reporter: votim's mother's life was saved by the great grandfather of genci rezniqi. his proud descendents show us pictures of the successful trade