The rule with Germanic type names in France is that they retain their Germanic pronunciation.
This is the case with most of the names of Champagne producers (almost all of German origin). Bollinger is not Bo-lawn-jay. It is Bo-ling-ger. Same with Heidsieck, Roederer, Mumm, Krug, etc. Ditto for all those Alsatian winemakers. They may be citizens of France, but their names retain the original pronunciation.
The French are sensible about such matters. Paris has a Boulevard Hausmann.
No doubt about it, Alex Singer was no Frenchman. His name says it all. I imagine he was a Hungarian Jew, actually. Don't Francisise his name in an attempt to sound sophisticated. It is Sing-ger', not San-jay.
Emanuel Lowi Montreal, Quebec
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