When the Morning Journal merged with the Daily News in 1928, he remained vice-president of the corporation that published the paper.
[2] In 1914, Kamaiky organized the Central Relief Committee, which collected over fourteen million dollars through Orthodox communities.
In 1920, he travelled to Europe on behalf of stranded Russian and Polish refugees and organized transportation facilities for emigres.
He married his second wife Selma Rokeach in 1901, and their children were Israel, Mrs. Rebecca Schur, and Mrs. Miriam Lurie.
His funeral took place in Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, where prominent Orthodox leaders (including Rabbi Moses S. Margolies) paid tribute to him.