8-K

UNITED STATES
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)

December 6, 2006

AMERICAN BANCORP OF NEW JERSEY, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	0-51500(Commission file number)	55-0897507(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
365 Broad Street, Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (973) 748-3600(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01.  Other Events

         On December 6, 2006, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its quarterly cash dividend. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)	Exhibits
	99.1	Press release dated December 6, 2006

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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.

		American Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc.     (Registrant)
Date:	December 7, 2006	/s/ Eric B. HeyerEric B. Heyer Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated December 6, 2006

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EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

Contact: Fred G. Kowal
President and Chief Operating Officer
(973) 748-3600

American Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc.
American Bank of New Jersey
365 Broad Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003-2798

NASDAQ Global Market "ABNJ" For Immediate Release
December 6, 2006

AMERICAN BANCORP OF NEW JERSEY, INC.
ANNOUNCES CASH DIVIDEND
Bloomfield, New Jersey - December 6, 2006 - American Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABNJ) (the Company), holding company of American Bank of New Jersey (the Bank), announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share to stockholders of record as of December 18, 2006 payable on or about December 26, 2006.

The cash dividend is being paid to provide a return to stockholders, after considering the equity and profitability of the Company and the Bank. The payment of future dividends will be subject to the Board's periodic review of the financial condition, earnings, and capital requirements of the Company and the Bank.

The Bank is a federally chartered stock savings bank which conducts business from its main office in Bloomfield, New Jersey and its two branch offices in Cedar Grove and Verona, New Jersey.

The foregoing material contains forward-looking statements concerning our financial condition, results of operations and business. We caution that such statements are subject to a number of uncertainties and actual results could differ materially, and, therefore, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We do not undertake, and specifically disclaim, any obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.