In areas with a lot of Olim from English speaking countries, there is a lot of English in the community, (even among chareidim) and they would be able to get along to some extent- they can find English speaking doctors, shopkeepers usually have some English, and when they get stuck, there is usually someone around to translate. But many things would be hard for them to navigate without being able to communicate, for example, PTA meetings. Also job options would be very limited.
Unless the kids are sent to Yiddish speaking schools, they would have to learn Hebrew to survive school. Even in schools that teach in Yiddish, I have a feeling a lot of the socialization among kids outside of the classroom is in Hebrew (unless they are sending to a school from a community that only speaks Yiddish at home too). There are many children who are olim who barely know Hebrew when they come and they do learn- they take ulpan, get help in school etc. It’s doable, depending on age of child, but can be a challenge, especially if there are learning or language disabilities.
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