Online dictionaries list some possible translations.

• to be ashamed for someone ^LEO

• to feel embarrassed for sb. else ^DICT.CC

• vicarious embarrassment

Note the definition of vicarious:

vicarious: felt or experienced by watching or reading about somebody else doing something, rather than by doing it yourself

I don't know about the existence of that somewhere else, but I think that's off-topic here. Though, a few people here may tell you more about that (hopefully in comments) but that's not a question about German Language.

Ergänzung:

Haven't carefully read this article, but I think here are some more ideas (all words that I pick from the article)

• cringe-inducing
• well and truly embarrassed for him/her
• displaced embarrassment
• sympathetic wince

Maybe there are more words, and maybe they don't really fit in your context, but I think they work for the idea, in general.

Online dictionaries (dict.cc, Pons) list some possible translations. In Leo's forum you find some more examples. Here's a selection:

• to be ashamed for someone
• to feel embarrassed for somebody else
• vicarious embarrassment

Note the definition of vicarious:

vicarious: felt or experienced by watching or reading about somebody else doing something, rather than by doing it yourself

I don't know how it is used outside of the German speaking area, but I think that's off-topic here anyway. Though, some people here may tell you more about that.

Addendum:

I haven't really read this article, but it contains some more good translations or phrases:

• cringe-inducing
• well and truly embarrassed for him/her
• displaced embarrassment
• sympathetic wince

I guess there are even more words and probably not all of them will fit in your context, but generally speaking they all work.

Online dictionaries list some possible translations.

• to be ashamed for someone ^LEO

• to feel embarrassed for sb. else ^DICT.CC

• vicarious embarrassment

Note the definition of vicarious:

vicarious: felt or experienced by watching or reading about somebody else doing something, rather than by doing it yourself

I don't know about the existence of that somewhere else, but I think that's off-topic here. Though, a few people here may tell you more about that (hopefully in comments) but that's not a question about German Language.

Online dictionaries list some possible translations.

• to be ashamed for someone ^LEO

• to feel embarrassed for sb. else ^DICT.CC

• vicarious embarrassment

Note the definition of vicarious:

vicarious: felt or experienced by watching or reading about somebody else doing something, rather than by doing it yourself

I don't know about the existence of that somewhere else, but I think that's off-topic here. Though, a few people here may tell you more about that (hopefully in comments) but that's not a question about German Language.

Ergänzung:

Haven't carefully read this article, but I think here are some more ideas (all words that I pick from the article)

• cringe-inducing
• well and truly embarrassed for him/her
• displaced embarrassment
• sympathetic wince

Maybe there are more words, and maybe they don't really fit in your context, but I think they work for the idea, in general.