Handleman (HDLM) 10-Q 2004 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

FURNISHED TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Each of the undersigned hereby certifies in his capacity as an officer of Handleman Company (the “Registrant”) that the Quarterly Report of the Registrant on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 31, 2004 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition of the Registrant at the end of such period and the results of operations of the Registrant for such period.

Date:    September 9, 2004	/s/ Stephen Strome
	STEPHEN STROME
	Chairman of the Board and
	Chief Executive Officer
Date:    September 9, 2004	/s/ Thomas C. Braum, Jr.
	THOMAS C. BRAUM, JR.
	Senior Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification is not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. This certification will not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.