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 Annual  Report of American  Bancorp of New Jersey,
Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2005 as filed
with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the  "Report"),   we,  Joseph
Kliminski,  Chief Executive Officer,  and Eric B. Heyer,  Senior Vice President,
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer,  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section
1350,  as adopted  pursuant  to Section 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 the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.





/s/ Joseph Kliminski                        /s/ Eric B. Heyer
---------------------------------------     ------------------------------------
Joseph Kliminski                            Eric B. Heyer
Chief Executive Officer                     Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
(Principal Executive Officer)               Chief Financial Officer
                                            (Principal Financial and Accounting
                                            Officer)


Date: December 27, 2005                     Date: December 27, 2005