Exhibit 32

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                                18 U.S.C. ss.1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of American Bancorp of New Jersey,  Inc.
(the  "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008 (the  "Report")
as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof,  we
Joseph Kliminski, Chief Executive Officer, and Eric Heyer, Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer,  certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  ss.1350, as adopted
pursuant to ss.906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

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

2. The  information  contained in such Report fairly  presents,  in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of
the dates and for the periods presented in the financial  statements included in
such report.




Dated: August 11, 2008                 /s/ Joseph Kliminski
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                                       Joseph Kliminski
                                       Chief Executive Officer


Dated: August 11, 2008                 /s/ Eric B. Heyer
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                                       Eric B. Heyer
                                       Senior Vice President and
                                       Chief Financial Officer