Jefferson Bancshares 10-K 2010 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32.0

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADDED BY

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Jefferson Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), the undersigned certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as added by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.

/s/ Anderson L. Smith

Anderson L. Smith

President and Chief Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)

/s/ Jane P. Hutton

Jane P. Hutton

Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary (principal financial and accounting officer)

Date: September 24, 2010