“”””Although Jews comprised a small part of the population of colonial America””””
Infinitesimal.
Small in number, but not in influence. Especially in the South, there were several wealthy and powerful Jewish families.
Judah Philip Benjamin served as the Attorney General, Secretary of War, and Secretary of State for the Confederacy. The first Jewish-American to serve on an executive cabinet in American history, he has received the title “brains of the Confederacy” by scholars for his apparent position as Jefferson Davis’ right hand.