Boris Kamenka

[1] In 1903 when the bank moved from Taganrog to St Petersburg, he became the managing director.

[1] He was a member of the councils of the Bank of Paris for the Nordic Countries (since 1912) and of the Congresses of Representatives of Industry and Commerce.

He took an active part in the life of the Jewish population of the empire – he was the chairman of the Jewish community in Rostov-on-Don, a member of the economic administration of the community in St. Petersburg, and was engaged in charitable activities to improve the lives of Jews.

He played a prominent role in the public sphere through his nephew, a member of the board of the Azov-Don Bank, A. I. Kaminka, who was a member of the Central Committee of the Cadet Party, and supported the activities of the Constitutional Democratic Party and its organ, the newspaper Rech.

He was a member of the Rostov City Duma, a foreman of the Exchange Committee, chairman of the Jewish community, and director of the Rostov branch of the Imperial Musical Society.