SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                        PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) April 11, 2003

                         MICHAEL ANTHONY JEWELERS, INC.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                      015230                No. 13-2910285
(State of Incorporation)      (Commission file number)     (I.R.S. Employer
                                                          Identification No.)




                          115 South MacQuesten Parkway
                        Mount Vernon, New York 105501724
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

                                 (914) 699-0000

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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
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Michael Anthony Jewelers, Inc. (the "Company") is filing this report on Form 8-K
to report that the Company has entered into new credit facilities amounting to
$90 million for the year 2003. A copy of the press release relating to this
announcement is attached as Exhibit 99 hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND EXHIBITS
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         The following exhibit is filed with this report.

         C.       Exhibits

              99           Press Release issued April 1, 2003.


                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                           MICHAEL ANTHONY JEWELERS, INC.



Dated:  April 11, 2003                      By:\s\  Allan Corn
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                                                    Allan Corn
                                                    Chief Financial Officer

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