UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q/A
                                (Amendment No. 1)

     [X]             QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008

     [ ]            TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                      For the transition period from __ to __

                       Commission file number 000-1330039

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

          New Jersey                                       55-0897507
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 (State or other jurisdiction                            (I.R.S. Employer
 of incorporation or organization)                     Identification Number)


                 365 Broad Street, Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                 (973) 748-3600
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate  by check  mark  whether  the  registrant:  (1) has filed  all  reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Exchange Act during the past
12 months (or such shorter  period that the registrant was required to file such
reports),  and (2) has been subject to such filing  requirements for the past 90
days.

                         Yes [ X ] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large  accelerated  filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated  filer or a smaller reporting company.  See
definition  of "large  accelerated  filer",  "accelerated  filer"  and  "smaller
reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated    Accelerated       Non-accelerated     Smaller reporting
   filer [ ]         filer [ X ]          filer [ ]           company [ ]
                                     (Do not check if a smaller
                                         reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the  registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.):

                         Yes [ ] No [ X ]

As  of  August  8,  2008,  there  were  10,945,856  outstanding  shares  of  the
Registrant's Common Stock.



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                                EXPLANATORY NOTE
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     American Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc. files this Amendment No. 1 to its Form
10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008 to correct the exhibit number of Exhibit
10.6 and to file the correct  Exhibits 10.7 and 10.9. No other changes have been
made to the Form 10-Q filed on August 11, 2008.


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                      AMERICAN BANCORP OF NEW JERSEY, INC.

                                Table of Contents



PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

     Item 6.    Exhibits

FORM 10-Q SIGNATURE PAGE

CERTIFICATIONS



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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

(a)  Exhibits

     10.6 Amended and Restated  Executive Salary  Continuation  Agreement by and
          between  American  Bank of New Jersey and Catherine  Bringuier,  dated
          June 17, 2008.

     10.7 Amended and Restated  Executive Salary  Continuation  Agreement by and
          between American Bank of New Jersey and Eric B. Heyer,  dated June 17,
          2008.

     10.9 American Bank of New Jersey Director Consultation and Retirement
          Plan as Amended and Restated, Amended as of June 28, 2005,
          Further Amended June 17, 2008.

     31.1 Certification of Chief Executive  Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14a and
          15d-14a.

     31.2 Certification of Chief Financial  Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14a and
          15d-14a.

     32   Certification of Chief Executive  Officer and Chief Financial  Officer
          Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.






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                                   SIGNATURES


In accordance with the  requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant  caused
this  report to be  signed on its  behalf  by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized.


                                 American Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc.
                                  (Registrant)


Date: August 13, 2008            /s/ Joseph Kliminski
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                                 Joseph Kliminski
                                 Chief Executive Officer


Date: August 13, 2008            /s/ Eric B. Heyer
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                                 Eric B. Heyer
                                 Senior Vice President and
                                 Chief Financial Officer